Evercore Director

Evercore Partners Inc. (NYSE: EVR) announced today that Jed Sherwindt has joined the firm's Advisory business as a Senior Managing Director. He will join Brian Roberts, a Senior Managing Director in Evercore's San Francisco office, in working with industry-leading technology companies.

Mr. Sherwindt joins Evercore from Citigroup where he was a Managing Director and Head of its Global Software Investment Banking Group. At Citigroup, Mr. Sherwindt advised on a number of major technology transactions, including PeopleSoft in its sale to Oracle, IBM in its acquisition of FileNet and Ask Jeeves in its sale to IAC.

"Jed is one of the most respected and experienced bankers in the technology industry and we are pleased to welcome him to Evercore," said Roger C. Altman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Evercore Partners. "He has advised some of the most significant companies in this sector and his extensive knowledge and expertise will be of tremendous benefit to us and our clients in this important industry."

The addition of Mr. Sherwindt follows a number of strategic appointments that Evercore has made to broaden the firm's Advisory capabilities in attractive sectors, such as aerospace/defense, chemicals, consumer/retail, healthcare, oil & gas and restructuring.

"I am excited to join such a highly regarded investment banking boutique and to be part of a talented team of people that I have enjoyed working with over the years," said Mr. Sherwindt. "Evercore's technology, media and telecom practice has established itself as an industry leader, having advised on such transformative deals as EDS in its sale to Hewlett-Packard and the separation of Time Warner Cable from Time Warner. I look forward to working with the team and contributing to the firm's continued success."

Evercore Partners at Lehman Brothers

Evercore Partners Inc. (NYSE: EVR) today announced that its Chairman & CEO, Roger C. Altman, and Chief Financial Officer, Robert B. Walsh, are scheduled to present at the Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services Conference in New York on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investor Relations section of Evercore's Web site at www.evercore.com. A replay also will be available on the same site for 90 days following the event.

Evercore Partners

Evercore Partners is an investment banking boutique and investment firm. Evercore's Advisory business counsels its clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and other strategic transactions. Evercore's Investment Management business manages private equity funds and traditional asset management services for sophisticated institutional investors. Evercore serves a diverse set of clients around the world from its offices in New York, San Francisco, London, Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico. More information about Evercore can be found on the firm's Web site at www.evercore.com. EVR-X.