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 16th day of August, 2006.

              /s/ Curt Hessler
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                  Curt Hessler

              /s/ Francois de St. Phalle
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                  Francois de St. Phalle

              /s/ Anthony N. Pritzker        
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                  Anthony N. Pritzker
   
              /s/ Gail Block Harris
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                  Gail Block Harris