The company's purpose is to acquire, sell, and permanently hold and manage investments in any form in other companies, both domestically and abroad, as well as to make other investments in the sense of a holding company. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties (natural or legal persons) or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved. This may be done through loans and/or other financing arrangements, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements. The company may provide or receive collateral of any kind for its own liabilities or the liabilities of the aforementioned persons, including through pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers, guarantees of any kind, or through offsetting obligations, whether for a fee or not. This applies even if such financing, collateral, or guarantees are solely in the interest of third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved. The company may establish branches abroad and invest in other companies.