POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these presents, that each of the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Roger C. Altman, Austin M. Beutner, David E.
Wezdenko, Adam B. Frankel, Thomas J. Gavenda, Michael P. Riordan and Scott
Graham, signing singly, each of the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

        (1)     execute for and on behalf of each of the undersigned, in each of
                the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
                Evercore Partners Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
                Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

        (2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of each of the
                undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
                execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
                amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with
                the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
                stock exchange or similar authority; and

        (3)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
                the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
                may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
                required by, each of the undersigned, it being understood that
                the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
                each of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall
                be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
                such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
                discretion.

        Each of the undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as each of the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. Each of the undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of each of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or the rules thereunder.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until each
of the undersigned, after becoming subject to the requirements to file Forms 3,
4 and 5 with respect to each of the undersigned's holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, ceases to be subject to those requirements,
unless earlier revoked by each of the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 10th day of August, 2006.

        /s/ Roger C. Altman                      /s/ Austin M. Beutner
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          Roger C. Altman                          Austin M. Beutner

         /s/ Eduardo Mestre                      /s/ David E. Wezdenko
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          Eduardo Mestre                          David E. Wezdenko

        /s/ Adam B. Frankel                      /s/ Thomas J. Gavenda
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         Adam B. Frankel                          Thomas J. Gavenda