The company's purpose is the manufacture and distribution of machines, devices and technical articles of all kinds, in particular construction machinery. The company may acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that serve the company's purpose directly or indirectly or are directly related to it. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to group companies or third parties, including their direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of all kinds for liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, hold, manage and sell real estate, and participate in building projects.