The company's purpose is the acquisition, holding, management, and sale of shares in companies based in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also engage in activities related to the granting of loans, guarantees (including mortgages), endorsements, and sureties, even on behalf of third parties, excluding, however, the exercise of banking and insurance activities. The company may also acquire, sell, manage, receive for use, and grant the use of technologies, technical know-how, industrial patents, trademarks, licenses, and intellectual property rights in general. The company may also acquire, encumber, manage, administer, enhance, lease, and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as well as participate in real estate companies and enterprises based and/or operating in Switzerland and abroad, in accordance with applicable laws. Finally, the company may carry out all commercial, industrial, and financial operations deemed necessary or useful and functionally connected to the corporate purpose or aimed at achieving it, and open branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.