The purpose of the company is to hold and manage participations in companies and funds of all kinds at home and abroad. The company can acquire, encumber and sell such participations and finance the companies in which it is involved. It can acquire, manage and sell securities of all kinds and conduct financial, investment, trust and related service transactions. The company can establish subsidiaries and branches at home and abroad. The company can acquire, hold and sell real estate and intellectual property rights. The company can also carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company. The company can grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to group companies and third parties, including its (direct and indirect) shareholders and their group companies, and provide security for their liabilities of all kinds, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.