The company's purpose is to provide services in the field of financial and corporate consulting, as well as the acquisition, holding, and sale of participations, and the financing of companies and all related activities, including the acquisition, management, and exploitation of patents and licenses. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries both domestically and abroad and may participate in other companies both domestically and abroad. It may grant direct and indirect financing to third parties, companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, direct and indirect shareholders, or companies in which they are directly or indirectly involved, either through loans or other financing or by providing securities of any kind, whether for a fee or not. The company may also conclude cash pooling agreements with other group companies. The company may acquire, encumber, hold, manage, exploit, and dispose of real estate and intangible assets both domestically and abroad. The company may engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities that seem appropriate to promote the company's purpose or are related to it.