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For the second year in a row, Evercore ISI has placed in the top 5 firms by Institutional Investor's All-America Equity Research survey, ranking #3 among all firms and earning 25 positions overall.

The 2015 All-America Research Team reflects the opinions of more than 3,800 individuals from more than 1,000 buy-side firms, including more than 90 of the 100 biggest U.S. equity managers, which collectively manage an estimated $11.3 trillion in U.S. equities, according to the magazine.

Evercore ISI's #3 rank in 2015 represents the highest finish by a non-bulge-bracket firm since 1995, when Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. captured second place. Evercore ISI also has the second-highest number of analysts and teams considered best in their respective categories, with 10 spots, trailing J.P. Morgan at 14.

"We are very pleased to achieve this high level of recognition from Institutional Investor," said Ralph Schlosstein, President and Chief Executive Officer. "This success is a testament to the value our clients place on their relationship with Evercore and the quality of our research, client access and overall service."

"I am thrilled with this outcome and could not be more proud of my colleagues at Evercore ISI. This achievement is a testament to our clients' faith in the team and to our success in bringing together one of the most talented teams in the business," said Ed Hyman, Evercore ISI's Chairman. "Significantly, Evercore ISI is the only firm in the top 5 that increased their number of ranked analysts versus 2014 and is the only independent firm in that group. We look forward to continuing to help our client achieve their investment objectives with the best investment research possible."



    First Team                                               Third Team
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    Analyst              Sector                             Analyst              Sector

    Stephen East         Homebuilders & Building Products   Krishna Guha         Washington Research

    Gregory Melich       Retailing/Broadlines & Hardlines   Ross Muken           Life Sciences & Diagnostic Tools

    Umer Raffat          Pharmaceuticals/Specialty          Richard Ross         Technical Analysis

    David Raso           Machinery

    Stephen Sakwa        REITs

    Mark Schoenebaum     Biotechnology/Large-Cap            Runner-up
                                                          ---------

    Mark Schoenebaum     Biotechnology/Mid- & Small-Cap     Analyst              Sector

    Mark Schoenebaum     Pharmaceuticals/Major              Jonathan Chappell    Shipping

    Douglas Terreson     Integrated Oil                     Dennis DeBusschere   Portfolio Strategy

    James West           Oil Services & Equipment           Dennis DeBusschere   Equity-Linked Strategies

                                                          Gregory Gordon       Electric Utilities

                                                          Vijay Jayant         Cable & Satellite

    Second Team                                           Ross Muken           Health Care Technology & Distribution
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    Analyst              Sector                             Pankaj Patel         Quantitative Research

    Ed Hyman             Economics                          Omar Saad            Retailing/Dept. Stores & Specialty Softlines

    Christopher Muse Jr. Semiconductor Capital Equipment    Timm Schneider       Natural Gas

                                                          Glenn Schorr         Banks/Large-Cap

About Evercore

Evercore (NYSE: EVR) is a leading independent investment banking advisory firm. Evercore's Investment Banking business advises its clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, financings, public offerings, private placements and other strategic transactions and also provides institutional investors with high quality equity research, sales and trading execution that is free of the conflicts created by proprietary activities. Evercore's Investment Management business comprises wealth management, institutional asset management and private equity investing. Evercore serves a diverse set of clients around the world from 28 offices in North America, Europe, South America and Asia. More information about Evercore can be found on the Company's website at www.evercore.com.



    Investor Contact:               Robert B. Walsh

                                    Chief Financial Officer, Evercore

                                    +1.212.857.3100


    Business Contact:               Vinayak Singh

                                    Evercore ISI

                                    +1 212.446.9401


    Media Contact:                  Dana Gorman

                                     The Abernathy MacGregor Group, for
                                     Evercore

                                    +1.212.371.5999

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