The purpose of the company is to acquire, manage, finance, direct and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds. The company may establish branches, merge with other companies, acquire or dispose of real estate, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may provide security of all kinds for liabilities of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, including granting pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or providing guarantees of any kind.