The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, hold, and dispose of interests in companies of all kinds, both domestically and abroad. The company may provide services to the group companies, particularly in the areas of management, financing, administration, and the protection of intellectual property rights. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries, both domestically and abroad, and may participate in other companies, both domestically and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real property, both domestically and abroad. The company may grant loans or other financing to third parties, including its direct or indirect parent companies and their or their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and may provide security of all kinds for the obligations of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether or not for consideration.