The company's purpose is to operate an engineering firm for architectural and engineering services and related consulting services. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and may participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad as well as conduct all business directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real property in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing on its own account or for the account of others as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. The company may grant loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other companies of the group and provide security of any kind for their liabilities towards third parties, including by pledging or assigning its own assets or providing guarantees of any kind, even if such loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are granted free of charge.