The financial participation in other companies, the administration of shares and credit securities; the company may carry out any activity connected to and related to the corporate purpose and perform all commercial, financial, real estate and securities transactions connected to and necessary for the corporate purpose; it may promote the establishment of other companies, assume representations of other companies, interests, participations in companies, businesses, similar companies established and to be established both in Switzerland and abroad; it may also carry out operations for the purchase, sale and construction of real estate.