Acquisition and management of participations in companies of all kinds as well as trade in and rental of goods of all kinds and provision and brokerage of consulting, management, administration and marketing services for third parties, including outsourcing services; assumption of representations; acquisition, development, management and exploitation of patents, trademarks, licenses and manufacturing processes and intellectual property rights; acquisition, management, encumbrance and disposal of real estate; financing; entering into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.