The purchase and management of real estate. In general, the Company may also carry out any commercial, financial or industrial operation that directly or indirectly favors or is related to its purpose. The company has the power to open and maintain national and foreign branches and to represent third parties. The Company, in pursuit of its corporate purpose, may take into account the interests of its direct and indirect shareholders. The Company may provide its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders as well as the direct and indirect subsidiaries of such shareholders, with loans and other direct or indirect financing, including, without limitation, within the framework of cash pooling agreements and with the proceeds of any loan and/or debt securities issuance, and grant guarantees for the obligations of such companies, also by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the Company's assets, or by guarantees of any kind, remunerated or not.