Wholesale and retail trade, e-commerce, production, import and export, both directly and through third parties, of raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products and metalworking products and related products directly or indirectly connected; the provision of services, consulting and evaluation in industrial, commercial, organizational and corporate areas, as well as direct and/or agency commercial representation in the same sector and related sectors. The company may also acquire, sell, manage, receive and grant the use of technologies, technical know-how, industrial patents, trademarks, licenses and intellectual property rights in general, particularly in the aforementioned sectors. Furthermore, the company may raise financing and/or engage in lending activities, guarantees, including mortgages, sureties and guarantees, 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 with headquarters and/or activities in Switzerland and abroad, in compliance with applicable regulations. The company may directly or indirectly acquire interests and participations in other industrial, commercial, financial and service companies in Switzerland or abroad, in the sector related to the company's purpose or in other sectors, and open branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. Finally, the company may carry out all commercial, industrial and financial operations or of any other kind deemed necessary or useful and functionally connected with the company's purpose or aimed at achieving it.