Brazilian meat giant JBS expects its shares to begin trading Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading in New York is a long-held goal for JBS, which was founded 72 years ago and is now one of the world's largest meat companies.

Shares of JBS posted a slight gain in their NYSE debut Friday after years of complications for the Brazilian meatpacking giant to trade in U.S. public markets.

After a decade-long fight with the SEC, Brazil-based JBS is now publicly listed in America, despite the history of corruption by its billionaire board directors Joesley and Wesley Batista.