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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <h3>Founding and establishment</h3> <p>Evercore Partners was founded by <a href="/facts/Roger_Altman/Yws9hUtx">Roger Altman</a> in 1995,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> on the basis that clients would be best served by an <a href="/facts/Investment_banking/WcxWICfI">investment banking</a> firm free of the conflicts of interest of large financial institutions like <a href="/facts/Goldman_Sachs/cKeyh6CP">Goldman Sachs</a> and <a href="/facts/Merrill_Lynch_%2526_Co./QMkLLVKQ">Merrill Lynch</a> </p><p>Altman began his career in investment banking at <a href="/facts/Lehman_Brothers/bJRIyEpS">Lehman Brothers</a>, serving as general partner until 1977. After a role as assistant secretary of the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury/lDmua740">U.S. Treasury</a> until 1981, Altman returned to Lehman as co-head of global investment banking. </p><p>In 1987, Altman joined <a href="/facts/The_Blackstone_Group/22xhHyLD">The Blackstone Group</a> as its head of advisory business before returning to the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury/lDmua740">U.S. Treasury</a> to serve as deputy secretary in 1993. </p><p>In 1995, Altman founded Evercore Partners. </p> <h2 id="recent-activities">Recent activities</h2> <ul><li>In 2009, Evercore advised <a href="/facts/Wyeth/oaUm9fwY">Wyeth</a> in the largest deal of the year. In 2010 the firm advised <a href="/facts/Genzyme/nubVP7Kb">Genzyme</a> in the largest healthcare deal of the year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li>In August 2011, the firm completed its acquisition of Lexicon Partners, an independent UK-based investment banking advisory firm.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li>In October 2011, Evercore and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited ("Kotak Investment Banking") (a subsidiary of <a href="/facts/Kotak_Mahindra_Bank/9EBoUvVH">Kotak Mahindra Bank</a> Limited), announced that the two firms had entered into an exclusive <a href="/facts/Strategic_alliance/CPQl6gbY">strategic alliance</a> for cross-border M&A advisory services between India and the United States, the United Kingdom, and Mexico.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li>In November 2011, the firm announced that it had agreed to purchase a 5% non-controlling interest in ABS Investment Management, an institutionally focused equity long/short hedge fund of funds manager.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li>In 2012, Evercore advised <a href="/facts/Kraft_Foods/oPKaNMam">Kraft</a> in the largest Consumer/Retail deal of the year, as well as TNK-BP in the largest Energy deal of the year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li>In 2023, Evercore advised <a href="/facts/Dell/wLlYNTMM">Dell</a> in the largest technology deal of the year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li>In April 2014, former Evercore banker Perkins Hixon pleaded guilty to insider trading in the securities of Evercore, Westway Group Inc. and <a href="/facts/Titanium_Metals_Corporation/pURXBkEE">Titanium Metals Corporation</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> from 2010 to 2013. He resigned from the company earlier in 2014.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li> <li>In August 2014, Evercore announced the acquisition of International Strategy & Investment ("ISI") Group for $440 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> The deal was closed the following October to create Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, offering Macro and Fundamental Research, Sales, and Trading execution. In 2014, the firm secured the second highest number of <a href="/facts/Institutional_Investor_(magazine)/QfJxGsNg">Institutional Investor</a> #1 positions, after <a href="/facts/J.P._Morgan_%2526_Co./WdpmcfgL">J.P. Morgan</a>, and also ranked No. 5 in total II positions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> The same year, Evercore advised <a href="/facts/AstraZeneca/KTPcnWfE">AstraZeneca</a> in its defense against <a href="/facts/Pfizer/1ADDanWs">Pfizer's</a> hostile takeover.</li> <li>Other M&A assignments include advising <a href="/facts/DuPont/kCUfkJzE">DuPont</a> on its $68 billion merger of equals with The <a href="/facts/Dow_Chemical_Company/tuTEe6tQ">Dow Chemical Company</a> to create <a href="/facts/DowDuPont/kCUfkJzE">DowDuPont</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> Medivation on its sale to Pfizer Inc., and <a href="/facts/Abbott_Laboratories/G0uWjHK9">Abbott Laboratories</a> on its $31 billion acquisition of <a href="/facts/St._Jude_Medical/ucm2ypaB">St. Jude Medical</a> in the two largest Healthcare transactions of 2016.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> In addition, the company advised <a href="/facts/Qualcomm/v54S3UgA">Qualcomm</a> on its pending acquisition of <a href="/facts/NXP_Semiconductors/naAqdtWq">NXP Semiconductors</a> NV in the largest Technology transaction of that year. Evercore also advised <a href="/facts/Centurylink/hj7MQkTc">Centurylink</a> on its pending acquisition of Level 3 Communications Inc. in the largest Telecom transaction of 2016, and <a href="/facts/Tesla%2c_Inc./dSyLNM1D">Tesla, Inc.</a> on its $2 billion acquisition of <a href="/facts/SolarCity/envFWUbv">SolarCity</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></li> <li>Also in 2016, John S. Weinberg joined Evercore from <a href="/facts/Goldman_Sachs/cKeyh6CP">Goldman Sachs</a> as Chairman of the Board and Executive Chairman.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></li> <li>In 2017, Evercore advised <a href="/facts/Coach%2c_Inc./IU2WCn0u">Coach, Inc.</a> on its $2 billion acquisition of <a href="/facts/Kate_Spade_New_York/gVzbtrKw">Kate Spade New York</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Whole_Foods_Market/uQTIY9Q1">Whole Foods Market</a> on its $14 billion sale to <a href="/facts/Amazon_(company)/YzUTUVE8">Amazon</a>;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> <a href="/facts/CVS_Pharmacy/cJaGRkGz">CVS</a> on its acquisition of <a href="/facts/Aetna/VEJ08Edw">Aetna</a> in the largest Healthcare deal of the year; and <a href="/facts/Qualcomm/v54S3UgA">Qualcomm</a> on its successful defense against Broadcom in the largest contested Technology deal ever.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></li> <li>In 2018, Evercore has advised the Independent Committee of the Board of Directors of <a href="/facts/T-Mobile_US/tRY9PLtF">T-Mobile</a> U.S. on its $25.6 billion acquisition of <a href="/facts/Sprint_Nextel/lD1pWBWS">Sprint</a> Corporation,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Takeda_Pharmaceutical_Company/nkX8WYAs">Takeda Pharmaceutical Company</a> Limited on its $62.2 billion acquisition of <a href="/facts/Shire_(pharmaceutical_company)/aPMjmuLE">Shire</a> plc,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> and <a href="/facts/Comcast_Corporation/5osy4Q0h">Comcast Corporation</a> on its $39 billion acquisition of <a href="/facts/Sky_UK/7oFpI64L">Sky</a> plc.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></li> <li>In 2019, Evercore advised <a href="/facts/National_Amusements/V5trotq8">National Amusements</a>, Inc. on its $12 billion combination of <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> Corp. and <a href="/facts/ViacomCBS/7xEPvbjU">Viacom</a> Inc.,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Anadarko_Petroleum/VdYTknJK">Anadarko Petroleum</a> on its $55 billion sale to <a href="/facts/Occidental_Petroleum/VsK08GNT">Occidental Petroleum</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> and <a href="/facts/Bristol_Myers_Squibb/HK47xMNF">Bristol-Myers Squibb</a> on its $74 billion acquisition of <a href="/facts/Celgene/3c4IS2Nf">Celgene</a> Corporation in the largest M&A deal of the year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></li> <li>In 2020, Evercore advised <a href="/facts/AstraZeneca/KTPcnWfE">AstraZeneca</a> on its $39 billion acquisition of <a href="/facts/Alexion_Pharmaceuticals/nWmPPeQ9">Alexion Pharmaceuticals</a> in the largest healthcare M&A deal of the year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Investment_banking/WcxWICfI">Investment banking</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_investment_banks/JFffR24o">List of investment banks</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Boutique_investment_bank/TVsYI50l">Boutique investment bank</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.evercore.com">Official website</a></li> <li>Business data for Evercore Inc.: <ul><li><a href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/EVR">Google</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1360901">SEC filings</a></li><li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/EVR">Yahoo!</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Evercore Partners Inc". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-25. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/topic/company/evercore-partners-inc" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/topic/company/evercore-partners-inc</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Evercore Makes a Bid for Court TV - NY Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/10/business/the-media-business-evercore-makes-a-bid-for-court-tv.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/10/business/the-media-business-evercore-makes-a-bid-for-court-tv.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Who We Are". Evercore. Retrieved 2022-02-12. <a href="https://www.evercore.com/who-we-are/" target="_blank">https://www.evercore.com/who-we-are/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Boyd, Michael (2017-08-08). "Evercore: Underfollowed Firm Has Great Potential". Seeking Alpha. 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