The company's purpose is to acquire and manage shareholdings in domestic and foreign companies as well as to finance affiliated and related enterprises at home and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries at home and abroad and invest in other companies at home and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, dispose of, and manage real property at home and abroad. It may also provide financing on its own account or for the account of others, as well as issue guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.