The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company may conduct all business and take all measures that are suitable to promote the company's purpose directly or indirectly, such as acquiring, managing, utilizing, encumbering and disposing of domestic and foreign companies, real estate and intellectual property rights, as well as establishing branches and subsidiaries. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, as well as to direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, whether by means of loans or other financing, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, whether against payment or not. The company may provide collateral of any kind for its own liabilities or the liabilities of the aforementioned companies or individuals, including by means of pledges, assignments, fiduciary transfers or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not. The company may grant such financing or provide collateral, even if it is in the exclusive interest of third parties or companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, or of direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved.