The purpose of the company is the acquisition, permanent management, encumbrance and disposal of participations in other companies of all kinds at home and abroad, as well as the financing of companies in which it has a stake. The company can acquire, manage, encumber and dispose of securities and intellectual property rights of all kinds, as well as conduct financial, investment and trust transactions and related service transactions. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries at home and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company can acquire, encumber, dispose of and manage real estate abroad. The company can grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties and related persons, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide collateral of all kinds for the liabilities of these parties, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind. This also without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, to the exclusion of the company's pursuit of profit and assuming cluster risks. In pursuing its corporate purpose, it can also take into account the interests of the group to which it belongs.