The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in other companies of any kind, both domestically and abroad. The company may acquire, utilize, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches both domestically and abroad, and perform any legal transactions that may be necessary to achieve the company's purpose. Furthermore, the company may conduct any business that is suitable to enable or promote the development of the company or the I.K. Hofmann Group. The company may participate in group financing of the I.K. Hofmann Group, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies, or by providing guarantees, sureties or other securities of any kind for their liabilities to third parties, even if such loans or securities are granted in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge.