The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, utilize, and dispose of direct and indirect participations in, as well as finance, companies domestically and abroad, particularly in securities and similar financial instruments, and including private equity financings as well as financings by providing mezzanine capital or debt capital. The company may acquire, hold, manage, operate, encumber, utilize, lease, sublease, develop, and dispose of foreign real estate. The company may engage in all activities that are related to, connected with, and beneficial to the provision of these services. It may establish branches and subsidiaries and invest in other companies domestically and abroad, and furthermore, conduct all commercial, financial, and other legal transactions that are related to or conducive to the purpose of the company. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financings to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and to third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders as well as the direct and indirect subsidiaries of these shareholders, particularly within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security for the obligations of these parties, also by pledging or trust transfer of the company's assets or by guarantees of any kind, regardless of whether these are compensated or not.