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Evercore Partners To Acquire Stake In Atalanta Sosnoff

BBR Staff Writer Published 05 March 2010

Evercore Partners, an independent investment banking advisory firm, has signed an agreement to acquire an interest in New York-based Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, an independent investment advisor.

Under the terms of the purchase agreement and upon receipt of required consents, Evercore will pay approximately $69m in cash for a 49% economic interest in the company.

Following closure of the transaction Atalanta’s management team will own 51% of the company which will be governed by Martin Sosnoff, CEO, Craig Steinberg, president and three Evercore designees. However, Atalanta’s investment processes and day-to-day operations will remain unchanged.

Ralph Schlosstein, president and CEO of Evercore, said: “We are excited to partner with Atalanta Sosnoff, an asset manager with an outstanding long-term track record, significant scale and a high quality team of professionals. Consistent with our financial discipline, the transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings.”

Mr Sosnoff said: “Evercore will be a valued institutional partner as we continue to grow and broaden our capacity to serve our clients.”

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