Acquisition and disposal of participations in other companies and entities, both in Switzerland and abroad, on a long-term basis, for its own account; financing and technical, financial and administrative coordination of the companies and entities in which it has a participation, with the provision of related services without any limitation, including operations of repo, advances on securities and discounting of effects, including mortgage-backed securities, advances on goods and/or purchases of goods and assets and securities representing goods; buying and selling, repo and placement of public and private securities for its own account; buying and selling of raw materials; provision of technical and administrative assistance and consulting services to third parties and to the companies in which it has a participation; in particular, technical consulting and assistance related to molds and injection presses for rubber, plastic and metal products; the purchase and sale of molds and injection presses for rubber, plastic and metal products and components of electric accumulators, as well as parts or entire plants for the production of these products, including their installation; all of the above with the explicit exclusion of activities for which the law or regulations require specific corporate form requirements. The company may carry out all commercial, industrial and real estate operations necessary or useful for achieving its corporate purpose. It may carry out financial and securities transactions that are deemed necessary or useful for achieving its corporate purpose, acquire interests and participations in other companies or enterprises with a similar, related or connected purpose, both directly and indirectly, and provide guarantees and sureties, including mortgage-backed guarantees, in favor of shareholders and third parties.