The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, manage, and dispose of interests in companies, as well as to arrange financing for businesses. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries, both domestically and abroad, invest in other companies, both domestically and abroad, acquire, manage, encumber, and dispose of real estate, both domestically and abroad, acquire, manage, exploit, and dispose of concessions, licenses, patents, and other intangible property rights, provide financing on its own or another's account, issue guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, and generally conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose.