The company's purpose is to provide services, in particular in the fields of engineering and technical services. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, take over representations and conduct all business and conclude contracts that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. It may acquire, hold, manage, encumber and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of shares of the company or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not, and in general conduct all business that is related to the purpose or suitable to promote it.