The company's purpose is to acquire, hold, and manage participations, as well as to engage in all permissible activities related thereto. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries, both domestically and abroad, invest in other companies, or merge with them. The company may, even without adequate consideration, conduct business with or in favor of related parties, particularly its shareholders and other affiliated companies, notably by granting loans to these parties or providing guarantees, sureties, pledges, or other securities to secure their obligations. The company may acquire, hold, manage, encumber, and dispose of real estate, both domestically and abroad. The company may enter into any transactions, incur any obligations, and conclude any contracts that are suitable for promoting the company's purpose and the development of the business, or that are directly or indirectly related thereto.