Evercore Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent investment banking advisory firm in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Investment Banking and Investment Management. The Investment Banking segment offers advisory services on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, shareholder activism and defense, and related corporate finance matters; and services related to securities underwriting, private placement services, and commissions for agency-based equity trading services and equity research. This segment also provides restructuring advice to companies in financial transition, as well as to creditors, shareholders, and potential acquirers; and macroeconomic, policy, and fundamental equity research and agency-based equity securities trading for institutional investors. In addition, it engages in the provision of capital markets advisory services and advisory services focused