The company's purpose is to engage in construction and civil engineering, building planning, architecture, property development, general contracting, and craftsmanship, as well as holding, acquiring, and disposing of patents, licenses, and trademarks. The company may also engage in the trade of goods of all kinds, acquire, manage, broker, rent, and sell real estate, properties, and participations of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell, and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, except for transactions prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG). In particular, the company may grant direct or indirect loans or other financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, direct or indirect parent companies, and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, and provide security of all kinds for the liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether paid or unpaid.