The purpose of the company is to hold assets and participate in other companies of any kind. The company can acquire, manage and sell securities and intellectual property rights of any kind, as well as conduct financial, investment, trust and related service transactions. It can establish subsidiaries and branches and, in general, conduct all business that is connected with its purpose and the investment of its assets. The company can participate directly or indirectly in group financing, 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 these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge.