Evercore

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in New York, Evercore is an independent investment banking firm serving boards, management teams, shareholders, companies and financial sponsors. Its model centers on strategic advice rather than commercial banking or proprietary trading activities.

Evercore's investment banking business covers M&A and strategic advisory, liability management and restructuring, capital markets advisory, and private capital advisory and fundraising. It also operates Evercore ISI, an equities platform providing research, sales and trading, and corporate access, alongside wealth-management services.

The firm is especially strong in complex M&A, shareholder activism and defense, special committee assignments, restructuring and equity research. Its 2025 results and rankings show a business concentrated in advisory, with Evercore reporting the highest advisory revenue among independent firms and Evercore ISI ranked first among research providers on a weighted basis.