The Company's purpose is, directly or indirectly, the creation and operation of all trading, import and export companies, all brokerage, commission and representation operations; the management, control, operation by all means of all agricultural, commercial, industrial and financial businesses or companies; the investment and acquisition of all participations in all companies or corporations, regardless of their legal nature or purpose, by way of acquisition or subscription of securities, loans or otherwise; the management, disposal and pledging of its participations; the active participation in the definition and implementation of the strategic policy of its subsidiaries or participations and the control of its implementation; the provision of services to all natural and legal persons, including assistance and advice in the fields of commerce, administration, law, management, development strategy, marketing, finance, negotiation; and more generally, all operations, of whatever nature, legal, economic and financial, civil and commercial, related to the aforementioned purpose or to any other similar or related purpose, likely to promote, directly or indirectly, the purpose pursued by the Company, its extension or development.