Evercore and Luminis Partners Strengthen Strategic Alliance

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Evercore (NYSE: EVR), a leading global independent investment banking advisory firm based in New York, and Luminis Partners, an independent corporate advisory firm based in Sydney, today announced that they have strengthened their exclusive strategic alliance for cross-border M&A advisory services, as Evercore acquired a 19% interest in Luminis Partners. The two firms will continue to leverage their combined expertise and broad network of corporate relationships to provide independent, objective advice to their clients.

Luminis Partners, a partnership formed by Ron Malek, Simon Mordant, Jamie Garis and Peter Brownie, has grown rapidly since its founding in 2015.

Ralph Schlosstein, President and Chief Executive Officer of Evercore, said, "We are pleased to strengthen our relationship with Simon, Ron, Jamie and Peter. Our relationship with Luminis is an important part of our global strategy and enables us to be well positioned in serving our clients all over the world. Evercore has sought to create the most elite global independent investment banking advisory firm in the world, and Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) is a meaningful part of that vision."

Ron Malek, Co-Founder and Executive Co-Chairman of Luminis Partners, said, "Our partnership with Evercore is off to a great start. They share our commitment to placing our client's interests first and to helping our clients achieve superior outcomes." 

About Evercore
Established in 1995, Evercore is a leading global independent investment banking advisory firm. Evercore advises a diverse set of investment banking clients on a wide range of transactions and issues and provides institutional investors with high quality equity research, sales and trading execution that is free of the conflicts created by proprietary activities. The Firm also offers investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors. With 27 offices and affiliate offices in North America, Europe, South America and Asia, Evercore has the scale and strength to serve clients globally through a focused and tailored approach designed to meet their unique needs.  More information about Evercore can be found on the Company's website at www.evercore.com.

About Luminis Partners
Luminis Partners provides conflict-free advice to major corporations, private equity firms, institutions and Government bodies in the Austalasian market, on strategy, mergers, takeovers and takeover defence, acquisitions and divestments, restructurings and capital markets activities. More information about Luminis Partners can be found on the Company's website at www.luminispartners.com.