The purchase, holding, management and sale of participations in companies based in Switzerland and abroad, as well as the provision of general services to the companies in which it has a stake. The company may also engage in activities such as granting loans, guarantees, including mortgage guarantees, sureties and bonds, also in favor of third parties, excluding, however, the exercise of banking and insurance activities. The company may also acquire, encumber, manage, administer 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. Furthermore, the company may carry out all commercial, industrial and financial transactions deemed necessary or useful and functionally connected with the company's purpose, as well as open branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.