The company's purpose is to participate in, acquire, dispose of, or permanently manage investments in other companies, both domestically and abroad, as well as to invest the company's assets in mobile and immovable property and to dispose of investments in domestic and foreign enterprises of all kinds. The company is authorized to conclude, on its own account, all transactions that may serve the purpose of the company. Within this framework, all financial and legal transactions, the disposal or encumbrance of the company's assets, including income, as well as the granting of loans and credits to subsidiaries or third parties are permitted. 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, encumber, dispose of, and manage real property, both domestically and abroad. It may also arrange financing for its own or third-party account, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.