The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage, and dispose of participations of all kinds both domestically and abroad; it can acquire, exploit, and dispose of patents, procedures, trademarks, and licenses, as well as offer advisory services and organizational, commercial, administrative, or technical services, particularly at the management level. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries both domestically and abroad and conduct all business directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real property both domestically and abroad. It may also arrange financing for its own account or for the account of others, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.