The company's purpose is to operate a general construction business, active in particular in the execution of all construction, transformation, earthmoving, demolition, civil engineering, masonry, and landscaping work, as well as in the trade and rental of construction materials, machinery, and articles related to these fields of activity. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and take participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad as well as carry out all operations that are directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose. The company may acquire, mortgage, sell, and manage real estate. It may engage in financing for its own account or for the account of third parties as well as grant guarantees and securities to its subsidiaries and to third parties.