The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, manage, utilize, and dispose of interests in domestic and foreign companies, either directly or indirectly. The company may establish branches, found subsidiaries, participate in related companies, and acquire, hold, manage, utilize, and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights, both domestically and abroad. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and to third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries. It may also provide securities of all kinds for its own liabilities and those of other companies (including direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which these shareholders are directly or indirectly involved). This can be done through pledges, fiduciary transfers or assignments of the company's assets, or by entering into guarantees, joint liabilities, or sureties, or by securing or guaranteeing the obligations of these other companies, whether for a fee or not. Furthermore, the company may engage in liquidity balancing/concentration of net liquidity (cash pooling) or join such arrangements, including periodic account balancing (balancing). This can be done without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, excluding the company's profit-seeking nature, and by assuming clumping risks. The company may engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities that appear suitable to promote the company's purpose, are related to it, or are in the interest of the corporate group or its group companies.