The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, and hold, as well as finance, participations in domestic and foreign companies. In addition, the company may conduct financing, investment, and loan transactions of any kind, enter into guarantees, and provide security for the benefit of third parties, as well as generally engage in any transactions and conclude any contracts that serve to promote the company's purpose and are directly or indirectly related thereto. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in domestic and foreign countries and participate in other companies in domestic and foreign countries, as well as conduct any transactions that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real property in domestic and foreign countries. It may also provide financing for its own or third-party account, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.