The purpose of the company is to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in other enterprises, both domestically and abroad, as well as to provide consulting services of all kinds. It can acquire, exploit, manage and dispose of real estate. The company can participate in other enterprises, as well as acquire, exploit, manage and dispose of intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches, both domestically and abroad, and in addition, perform all legal acts that the purpose of the company may entail or that are suitable to promote its development or that of group companies. The company can grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as to its direct or indirect shareholders and companies in which they are directly or indirectly involved, either through loans or other financing, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and can provide securities of any kind for their liabilities, including through pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or through guarantees of any kind, whether for a fee or not. In pursuing its corporate purpose, the company can take into account the group's interests.