The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and sell participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds, particularly in the field of building technology. It may establish branches abroad, found subsidiaries, participate in related companies, acquire, hold, manage, encumber, utilize and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, and furthermore carry out all legal transactions that may be necessary to achieve the company's purpose, in particular to grant financing to affiliated and other companies, provide collateral of all kinds or otherwise secure or guarantee obligations of this company.