Establishment and acquisition of participations in existing or newly established domestic and foreign companies, including partnerships and, in the case of the latter, also as personally liable partner, as well as the management and representation of other companies, acquisition and leasing of businesses, and exercise of the holding function with regard to other companies (including provision of management and service services for affiliated companies), trade in goods of all kinds, purchase and sale, ownership, rental and management of real estate, properties and rights equivalent to real estate (such as building rights or buildings on foreign soil), acquisition, disposal, ownership and management of intellectual property rights of all kinds (in particular patents, trademarks, domains, designs and know-how), including the management of intellectual property rights for third parties, as well as the conclusion of license agreements on intellectual property rights, management and investment of its own assets (in particular financial assets, including the acquisition and disposal of financial instruments and the conclusion of currency exchange agreements), all of this with the exception of banking business and securities services, as well as with the exception of activities reserved for lawyers, patent attorneys or chartered accountants; complete purpose description according to the articles of association.