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Firm Represents Evercore Partners in IPO

08.17.06

Simpson Thacher advised Evercore Partners Inc. on the initial public offering of its Class A common stock and on its acquisition of Protego Asesores, an investment banking firm in Mexico, which closed shortly before the IPO. Lehman Brothers Inc. was the lead underwriter for the $82.95 million offering, and the shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on August 11, 2006. Evercore Partners, a long-time client of the Firm, is a leading investment banking boutique that provides advisory and investment management services.

The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Vince Pagano, Josh Bonnie, Arjun Koshal, and Jennifer Nadborny (Capital Markets); Katie Sudol, Ed Lee and Ian Ho (M&A); Tom Bell, Jason Herman and Ben Langille (Private Funds); Marcy Geller (Tax); Andrew O’Brien (Employee Benefits); and paralegals Jamie Kelso and Ilya Kostyukovsky.