The company's purpose is to manage assets, acquire, permanently manage and dispose of corporate participations of all kinds, as well as trade in goods of all kinds, in particular building products and reinforcing steel. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose.