The company's purpose is to manage, acquire, finance and dispose of participations in companies of all kinds, both domestically and abroad. The company may also establish branches both domestically and abroad. Furthermore, the company may acquire, encumber, dispose of and manage real estate both domestically and abroad, as well as conduct all business that may be suitable to promote the company's purpose or that are directly or indirectly related thereto. The company may provide financial services to its direct and indirect shareholders and other affiliated companies, in particular grant loans or other financings and provide securities of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on, or security transfers and assignments of, the company's assets or by way of guarantees and sureties of all kinds, for a fee or not.