The company's purpose is to provide services and management services to affiliated and third-party companies, in particular those in the construction and real estate sector. Furthermore, the company's purpose is to participate in companies as well as to develop, acquire, manage, hold and encumber, and sell properties in Switzerland and abroad. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, either free of charge or against payment, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on the company's assets or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets, or by way of guarantees and sureties of any kind. In addition, the purpose includes all activities that serve to promote the main purpose; in particular, the company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, found or acquire similar or related companies, engage in financial transactions of any kind on its own account or as a trustee, and acquire, manage and sell real estate as a trustee.