The purpose of the company is to provide financial and investment advisory services, as well as to acquire, permanently manage, and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches and participate in other companies. The company may acquire, hold, and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights. The company may also engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financings to affiliated companies and third parties, including their (direct and indirect) shareholders and their affiliated companies, and provide securities 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 for a fee or not.