The company's purpose is to acquire, manage, and dispose of interests in other domestic and foreign companies. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries both domestically and abroad. The company may, for its own account or for the account of others, grant direct or indirect financing to affiliated companies or third parties, including their direct or indirect shareholders as well as their direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether for consideration or not. It may enter into cash pooling agreements with affiliated companies. The company may enter into any transactions and conclude any contracts that are suitable for promoting the company's purpose or that are directly or indirectly related thereto.