The company's purpose is to acquire, finance, hold, manage and dispose of participations in other companies of all kinds, both domestically and abroad. The company may engage in all commercial, contractual and financial transactions that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries both domestically and abroad and participate in other companies both domestically and abroad. The company may acquire, hold and dispose of intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds. The company may acquire, manage and dispose of real estate. The company may provide direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries as well as to third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of all kinds for the liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether paid or unpaid.