Acquisition, sale and management of participations in companies of all kinds at home and abroad, provision of services, in particular in the areas of trust, corporate consulting, tax and insurance consulting, asset and property management as well as the execution of financial transactions; can acquire, hold, manage, encumber, utilize and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, establish branch offices, found subsidiaries, participate in related companies, grant financing to affiliated and other companies, and provide collateral of all kinds or otherwise secure or guarantee obligations of these companies.