The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, administer and dispose of - on its own account, i.e. not as a fiduciary - participations in commercial, financial and industrial enterprises with their registered office in Switzerland and abroad, as well as intellectual property of all kinds. The company may carry out any commercial, industrial, securities and real estate transactions, and financial transactions related to and/or instrumental to the main commercial activity, also for the benefit of other controlled and/or affiliated companies belonging to the group, including: the conclusion of insurance policies, the collection of credits and the payment of debts on their behalf, the granting and receiving, also without consideration and solely in the interest of the beneficiary, of intra-group financing and guarantees, as well as participation in the centralized management of treasury and intra-group current accounts and related transactions, including cash pooling. The company may open branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad; represent third parties, exercise activities and conclude agreements aimed at promoting the purpose of the company, or which are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may also acquire, encumber, manage, administer, lease and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as well as participate in real estate companies and enterprises with their registered office and/or activities in Switzerland and abroad, in compliance with the applicable regulations. Any activity carried out in the real estate sector is not aimed at third parties but is limited to real estate for its own account.