all services, management and financing of companies of any kind and the acquisition of participations; the company may establish subsidiaries and branches; the company may carry out all commercial, financial or other transactions that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose; the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to group companies and third parties, including its shareholders (direct and indirect) as well as companies of the groups of the latter, and provide securities of all kinds for their obligations, including through pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of all kinds, for consideration or not.