Participation in other, legally independent companies at home and abroad and, if applicable, the connection with the exercise of control and/or management functions. May establish subsidiaries at home and abroad and merge with companies at home and abroad, acquire, manage, broker, encumber and sell licenses, patents and other intangible assets as well as real estate, acquire, manage and sell participations and securities at home and abroad, and furthermore enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.