The company's purpose is to provide services in the fields of architecture, planning and real estate development. In addition, the company may participate in, establish, acquire, merge with or take over other companies of any kind, both domestically and abroad. It may acquire, encumber and sell properties and intellectual property rights, both domestically and abroad, and establish branches and agencies in Switzerland or abroad by resolution of the Board of Directors. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that are connected with its purpose. Furthermore, the company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent company as well as to all other group companies and provide security of any kind 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.