Francesca L. Odell

Regularly advises boards of directors and management on a variety of corporate governance topics, including: disclosure and compliance, stock exchange listing requirements, board composition and director independence, shareholder engagement and activism, shareholder proposals and proxy season trends, management and director succession planning, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Representative clients include: American Express, American Tower, Applied Materials, Bed Bath & Beyond, Clorox, ConEdison, Copa Airlines, Copel, Eagle Bank, Mercado Libre, Nexa Resources, and Petrobras.

Numerous SEC-registered and unregistered debt and equity offerings by U.S. issuers, including those of: American Express, American Tower, and Honeywell.

Issuers and underwriters in numerous SEC-registered and unregistered debt and equity offerings by Latin American issuers, including those of: Açucar Guarani, Afya, Auna, Banco do Brasil, Banco Cruziero do Sul, Banco Inter, Bancolombia, Banco Davivienda, Banco Inter, BIC Banco,  Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES), Banistmo, Bradesco, Brasil Pharma, Brookfield Incorporações, Camil Alimentos, Centro de Imagem Diagnósticos – Alliar, CI&T, Colbún, Compañía General de Combustibles, Construtora Tenda, Copa Holdings, Copel, GP Investments, Hidrovias do Brasil, Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers, Le Lis Blanc Deux Comércio e Confecções de Roupas, MercadoLibre, Multiplus, Movida, Nexa Resources, Netshoes, Oi, Patria Investments Limited, PDG Realty, Redecard, Ser Educacional, Suzano Papel e Celulose, TAM Airlines, and Technos, among others.

Petrobras in numerous matters over the past years, including over $100 billion in debt offerings and liability management transactions and over $75 billion in equity offerings, as well as in various SEC reporting, corporate governance, litigation, enforcement, and financing matters in connection with “Operation Carwash.”

SoftBank in its equity investment in Univision Holdings Inc. in connection with Univision’s acquisition of the content and media assets of Grupo Televisa S.A.B.

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in connection with the purchase of a majority stake in Agricola Cran Chile, and in its $160 million co-investment in Smartfit.

Cable Onda in the $1.46 billion sale of a controlling 80 percent stake to Millicom International Cellular.

TPG in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Resultados Digitais, and together with Gávea Investimentos in their acquisition of an interest in Rumo Logística.