The purchase, sale, holding, transfer and administration of shares and financial participations in Swiss and foreign companies operating in the industrial, commercial, financial, real estate, banking and insurance sectors. The control, consulting and coordination of the activities carried out by the subsidiary companies. The financing of other group companies. It may assume mortgages, grant guarantees, sureties and other guarantees, also real, for third-party obligations. It may engage in any other commercial and/or financial activity and/or in other operations aimed at continuing or promoting the development, purpose or investments of the company. It may acquire, manage and sell commercial real estate properties.