The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage, and dispose of participations in other companies, particularly in the energy sector. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries, both domestically and abroad, and may participate in other companies, both domestically and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage, and dispose of real estate, both domestically and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, license, and dispose of intellectual property rights, both domestically and abroad. The company may provide management services to affiliated companies. The company may undertake and/or avail itself of financing of any kind, both for its own account and for the account of others, and in particular may engage in credit or security transactions (including the granting of pledges, security assignments and transfers, guarantees, indemnities, letters of comfort, compensation obligations, and economic advantages related to such transactions), for a fee or free of charge, with, in favor of, and/or in relation to the liabilities of direct or indirect shareholders, subsidiaries, and other affiliated companies, even if such financings, credit, or security transactions are exclusively in the interest of direct or indirect shareholders and/or affiliated companies. The company may conduct all business and take all measures that appear suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related thereto.