The company's purpose is to provide medical and related non-medical services and to provide advice in this regard, both domestically and abroad. The company may engage in any further activities that are directly or indirectly related to this purpose. Furthermore, the company's purpose is to conclude franchising and/or licensing agreements and to trade in and manufacture products in the medical and related non-medical fields. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries both domestically and abroad and may participate in other companies both domestically and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage, encumber, utilize and sell real estate and intellectual property rights both domestically and abroad, as well as finance other companies. The company may provide 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, and may provide collateral of any kind for its own liabilities and those of other companies (including direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which these shareholders have a direct or indirect interest), including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers or assignments of the company's assets, or guarantees, sureties, or other forms of security. The company may also engage in cash pooling or join a cash pooling arrangement with the aforementioned companies, including periodic account balancing. This may be done without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, without the company's pursuit of profit, and with the assumption of cluster risks. The company may engage in any commercial, financial, or other activities that appear to be suitable for promoting the company's purpose or that are related to it.