Finance and investments, credit, fund transfers, support for projects of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, as well as brokerage of commercial transactions; the company may participate in other companies and acquire, operate, manage and sell rights and securities of all kinds; the company may establish branches and subsidiaries both domestically and abroad and participate in other national and foreign companies, as well as any activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose; the company may acquire, encumber, alienate and administer real estate in Switzerland and abroad; it may also finance projects on its own account or for third parties, as well as provide guarantees to subsidiaries and third parties.