The company's purpose is to hold and manage domestic and foreign companies and company shares as well as their financing. The company may participate in other enterprises and acquire, exploit, hold, manage, and dispose of business premises and intangible assets. It may establish subsidiaries and branches both domestically and abroad and, in addition, engage in all commercial, financial, or other activities that are inherent to the company's purpose or that are suitable for promoting its development or that of group companies. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, its direct or indirect shareholders, and companies in which they are directly or indirectly involved. This can be done through loans or other financing methods, including cash pooling agreements, and it may also provide securities of any kind for their liabilities. This can be done through pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or through guarantees of any kind, whether for a fee or not.