The company's purpose is to engage in general holding activities, including the acquisition, sale, holding, and management of all types of participations, as well as related coordination, financing, and management tasks. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries both domestically and abroad, and may participate in other companies both domestically and abroad. It may acquire real estate both domestically and abroad, and may conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financings to affiliated companies and third parties, including their (direct and indirect) shareholders and their affiliated companies, within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and may provide securities of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether or not for consideration.