Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal counsel to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (acting as arranger) and Credit Suisse AG (acting as policyholder agent) with regard to the transaction. The team included Peter Hsu, Sandro Fehlmann, Martin Peyer and Audrey Benzow (all Banking & Insurance/M&A) as well as Christoph Suter (Tax). White & Case LL.P. acted as international counsel and Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados acted as Brazilian counsel with regard to the bond issuance.