Provision of financial services, in particular consulting in financial and investment matters, corporate consulting as well as consulting in real estate matters and management of real estate; may acquire, exploit, manage and dispose of properties and intellectual property rights, participate in other companies, establish subsidiaries and branches, and participate directly or indirectly in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies or 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 their direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge.