Acquisition, sale and management of participations in companies of any kind at home and abroad, as well as provision of financing. May establish branches and subsidiaries at home and abroad and conduct all business that is suitable to promote the development of the company and the purpose of the company, acquire, sell and manage properties, grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide collateral of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether paid or unpaid.