The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, finance, and permanently manage, as well as dispose of, interests in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds, particularly interests in industrial enterprises, traders, and service providers in the field of all types of raw materials and other goods. The company may conduct all transactions within the scope of its purpose on its own account or on account of others or may broker such transactions. Furthermore, the company may, domestically and/or abroad: acquire, hold, and dispose of real estate; engage in all financial, commercial, and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose; hold, acquire, use, or dispose of intellectual property rights that are related to the company's purpose; establish branches and subsidiaries; and participate in or merge with other companies. The company is part of a group of companies and may, in pursuing its purpose, consider the interests of this group. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financings, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and to third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, and provide securities of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or not.