The company's purpose is to hold investments in companies of all kinds. The company may acquire and dispose of securities and conduct financial transactions of all kinds, particularly grant and receive loans. Furthermore, the company may engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities that are related to the company's purpose. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries both domestically and abroad, invest in other companies both domestically and abroad, and 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 abroad. It may also arrange financing for its own account or for the account of others, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties. The company may grant loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other companies and provide security of all kinds for their obligations to third parties, including by pledging or assigning its own assets or guarantees of any kind, even if such loans or securities are in the sole interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other affiliated companies and are granted free of charge.