provision of administrative support, consulting services, research and back-office (support services) to the entities of the Capula group. The company may also carry out all transactions and conclude all agreements that serve its purpose directly or indirectly or are directly related to it. Furthermore, it may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real estate (in Switzerland only those with exclusively commercial use), as well as intellectual property. The company may grant loans or any other form of financing to affiliated companies (or third parties), as well as provide collateral of any kind, for the direct or indirect benefit of affiliated companies (or third parties), in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or by means of personal guarantees or collateral of any kind, with or without consideration.