The company's purpose is: a) to acquire and dispose of investments or other interests in legal entities, companies, partnerships, and enterprises, to cooperate with them and to manage them; b) to acquire, manage, operate, utilize, encumber, and dispose of real estate and assets, as well as to invest capital; c) to lease and rent real estate, both domestically and internationally, on a long-term and short-term basis; d) to grant or broker loans, particularly, but not exclusively, to subsidiaries, affiliate companies, and/or investment companies of the company, and to take out loans or facilitate their acquisition; e) to enter into contracts under which the company provides guarantees or assumes joint and several liability, guarantees the performance of third parties, or jointly with or for third parties, particularly, but not exclusively, in favor of legal entities and companies as referred to in the preceding paragraph; f) to provide recurring payments, such as pension payments; g) to undertake all actions that are related to or contribute to the above. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries, both domestically and internationally, and may participate in other enterprises, both domestically and internationally, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real property, both domestically and internationally. It may also undertake financing for its own or third-party account, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.