The purpose of the company is the construction, acquisition, holding, management and disposal of residential and commercial buildings as well as plots of land. The company may acquire, hold and dispose of plots of land in Switzerland and abroad, as well as participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, and carry out all financial, commercial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.