The company aims to provide services and consulting of all kinds, particularly in the healthcare sector, but also in other areas. The company may also acquire, sell, finance, manage and operate health centers, medical practices, clinics and the like. The company may earn speakers' fees and book royalties and it also aims at the permanent management, acquisition, sale and financing of participations in companies, particularly in the field of distribution, production and development of medical-technical products, medical technology, medical and therapeutic services and healthcare services. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries abroad and participate in other enterprises. The company is authorized to acquire, encumber, dispose of and manage licenses, patents and other intangible assets as well as real estate, both domestically and abroad, and to grant loans and take out credits, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and to provide securities of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether for a fee or not. In addition, the company may conduct all business that is suitable to promote the purpose of the company, or that is directly or indirectly related thereto.