The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, sell and encumber real estate, to develop, construct and renovate properties for its own account and for third parties, as well as to assume representations of commercial and manufacturing companies in the construction industry. The company may participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, assume representations, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may grant loans or other financing to affiliated companies for consideration or free of charge and provide security of any kind for liabilities of affiliated companies (for consideration or free of charge), including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or by way of guarantees of any kind. An affiliated company is a company that is directly or indirectly controlled by the company or by a company that directly or indirectly controls the company.