Document:

Exhibit
        4.4

       

      WARRANT
        AGREEMENT

       

      Agreement
        made as of September
        [__], 2005 between Highbury Financial Inc., a Delaware corporation, with
        offices
        at 999 Eighteenth Street, Suite 3000, Denver, Colorado 80202
        (“Company”),
        and
        Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, with
        offices at 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004 (“Warrant
        Agent”).

       

      WHEREAS,
        the Company is engaged in a public offering (“Public Offering”) of Units
        (“Units”) and, in connection therewith, has determined to issue and deliver up
        to 13,800,000 Warrants (“Warrants”) to the public investors, each Warrant
        evidencing the right of the holder thereof to purchase one share of common
        stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Company’s Common Stock (“Common
        Stock”) for $5.00, subject to adjustment as described herein; and

       

      WHEREAS,
        the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration
        Statement, No. 333-127272 on Form S-1 (“Registration Statement”) for the
        registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”), of, among
        other securities, the Warrants and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise
        of
        the Warrants; and

       

      WHEREAS,
        the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and
        the
        Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance,
        registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants;
        and

       

      WHEREAS,
        the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants,
        the
        terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights,
        limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and
        the
        holders of the Warrants; and

       

      WHEREAS,
        all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make
        the
        Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or
        on
        behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal
        obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of
        this
        Agreement.

       

      NOW,
        THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the
        parties hereto agree as follows:

       

      1.    Appointment
        of Warrant Agent.
        The
        Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for
        the
        Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment
        and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions
        set
        forth in this Agreement.

       

      2.    Warrants.

       

      2.1.    Form
        of Warrant.
        Each
        Warrant shall be issued in registered form only, shall be in substantially
        the
        form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein
        and
        shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the
        Board, the Chief Executive Officer or President and Secretary or Assistant
        Secretary of the Company and shall bear a facsimile of the Company’s seal. In
        the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant
        shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the
        Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect
        as
        if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.

       

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      2.2.    Effect
        of Countersignature.
        Unless
        and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement,
        a
        Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the
        holder
        thereof.

       

      2.3.    Registration.

       

      2.3.1.    Warrant
        Register.
        The
        Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“Warrant Register”), for the registration of
        original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon
        the
        initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register
        the
        Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations
        and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent
        by
        the Company.

       

      2.3.2.    Registered
        Holder.
        Prior
        to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company
        and
        the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant
        shall
        be registered upon the Warrant Register (“registered holder”), as the absolute
        owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding
        any notation of ownership or other writing on the Warrant Certificate made
        by
        anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any
        exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor
        the
        Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

       

      2.4.    Detachability
        of Warrants.
        The
        securities comprising the Units will not be separately transferable until
        the
        expiration of the over-allotment option of ThinkEquity Partners LLC and
        EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (the “Underwriters”) or 20 days after the exercise in
        full by the Underwriters of such option, but in no event will separate trading
        of the securities comprising the Units begin until the Company files a Current
        Report on Form 8-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting the
        receipt by the Company of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering including
        the proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of the Underwriters’
        over-allotment option, if the over-allotment option is exercised prior to
        the
        filing of the Form 8-K.

       

      3.    Terms
        and Exercise of Warrants.

       

      3.1.    Warrant
        Price.
        Each
        Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the registered
        holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Warrant
        Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock
        stated therein, at the price of $5.00 per whole share, subject to the
        adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this
        Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price” as used in this Warrant Agreement refers
        to the price per share at which Common Stock may be purchased at the time
        a
        Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant
        Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

       

      3.2.    Duration
        of Warrants.
        A
        Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“Exercise Period”) commencing
        on the later of the consummation by the Company of a merger, capital stock
        exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase or other similar business
        combination (“Business Combination”) (as described more fully in the Company’s
        Registration Statement) or[________], 2006 and terminating at 5:00 p.m.,
        New
        York City time on the earlier to occur of (i) [________], 2009 or (ii) the
        date
        fixed for redemption of the Warrants as provided in Section 6 of this Agreement
        (“Expiration Date”). Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption
        Price (as set forth in Section 6 hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on
        or
        before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and
        all
        rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of
        business on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend
        the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date.

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      3.3.    Exercise
        of Warrants.

       

      3.3.1.    Payment.
        Subject
        to the provisions of the Warrant and this Warrant Agreement, a Warrant, when
        countersigned by the Warrant Agent, may be exercised by the registered holder
        thereof by surrendering it, at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the
        office
        of its successor as Warrant Agent, in the Borough of Manhattan, City and
        State
        of New York, with the subscription form, as set forth in the Warrant, duly
        executed, and by paying in full, in lawful money of the United States, in
        cash,
        good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Company
        (or
        as otherwise agreed to by the Company), the Warrant Price for each full share
        of
        Common Stock as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable
        taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of
        the
        Warrant for the Common Stock, and the issuance of the Common Stock.

       

      3.3.2.    Issuance
        of Certificates.
        As soon
        as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the
        funds
        in payment of the Warrant Price, the Company shall issue to the registered
        holder of such Warrant a certificate or certificates for the number of full
        shares of Common Stock to which he is entitled, registered in such name or
        names
        as may be directed by him, her or it, and if such Warrant shall not have
        been
        exercised in full, a new countersigned Warrant for the number of shares as
        to
        which such Warrant shall not have been exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
        the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any securities pursuant to
        the
        exercise of a Warrant unless a registration statement under the Act with
        respect
        to the Common Stock is effective. Warrants may not be exercised by, or
        securities issued to, any registered holder in any state in which such exercise
        would be unlawful.

       

      3.3.3.    Valid
        Issuance.
        All
        shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in
        conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and
        nonassessable.

       

      3.3.4.    Date
        of Issuance.
        Each
        person in whose name any such certificate for shares of Common Stock is issued
        shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such
        shares on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment of the
        Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such
        certificate, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a
        date
        when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall
        be
        deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business
        on the
        next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      4.    Adjustments.

       

      4.1.    Stock
        Dividends - Split-Ups.
        If,
        after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below,
        the
        number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend
        payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Common Stock,
        or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend,
        split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
        on
        exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase
        in
        outstanding shares of Common Stock.

       

      4.2.    Aggregation
        of Shares.
        If,
        after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6, the
        number
        of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation,
        combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common
        Stock
        or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation,
        combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the
        number
        of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be
        decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common
        Stock.

       

      4.3.    Adjustments
        in Exercise Price.
        Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise
        of
        the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in Section 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant
        Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant
        Price
        immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which
        shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise
        of
        the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator
        of
        which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately
        thereafter.

       

      4.4.    Replacement
        of Securities upon Reorganization, etc.
        In case
        of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common
        Stock (other than a change covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely
        affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock), or in the case of
        any
        merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other
        than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing
        corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization
        of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or
        conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property
        of
        the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection
        with
        which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have
        the
        right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions
        specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the
        Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise
        of
        the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or
        other
        securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification,
        reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following
        any
        such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such
        Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior
        to
        such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in shares
        of
        Common Stock covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be
        made
        pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of
        this
        Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications,
        reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other
        transfers.

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      4.5.    Notices
        of Changes in Warrant.
        Upon
        every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon
        exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the
        Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from
        such
        adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares
        purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in
        reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such
        calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections
        4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, then, in any such event, the Company shall give written
        notice to the Warrant holder, at the last address set forth for such holder
        in
        the warrant register, of the record date or the effective date of the event.
        Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the
        legality or validity of such event.

       

      4.6.    No
        Fractional Shares.
        Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant Agreement to the
        contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of
        Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4,
        the
        holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant,
        to
        receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise,
        round up to the nearest whole number the number of the shares of Common Stock
        to
        be issued to the Warrant holder.

       

      4.7.    Form
        of Warrant.
        The
        form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to
        this
        Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant
        Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially
        issued pursuant to this Agreement. However, the Company may at any time in
        its
        sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may
        deem
        appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant
        thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for
        an
        outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

       

      5.    Transfer
        and Exchange of Warrants.

       

      5.1.    Registration
        of Transfer.
        The
        Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding
        Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer,
        properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by
        appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant
        representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the
        old
        Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. The Warrants so cancelled
        shall
        be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon
        request.

       

      5.2.    Procedure
        for Surrender of Warrants.
        Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written
        request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue
        in
        exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the registered
        holder
        of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of
        Warrants; provided, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered
        for
        transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such
        Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent
        has
        received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer
        may be
        made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive
        legend.

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      5.3.    Fractional
        Warrants.
        The
        Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer
        or
        exchange which will result in the issuance of a warrant certificate for a
        fraction of a warrant.

       

      5.4.    Service
        Charges.
        No
        service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer
        of
        Warrants.

       

      5.5.    Warrant
        Execution and Countersignature.
        The
        Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance
        with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant
        to
        the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the
        Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed
        on
        behalf of the Company for such purpose. 

       

      6.    Redemption.

       

      6.1.    Redemption.
        Subject
        to Section 6.4 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may
        be
        redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time after they become
        exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent,
        upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2., at the price of $.01 per Warrant
        (“Redemption Price”), provided that the last sales price of the Common Stock has
        been at least $8.50 per share, on each of twenty (20) trading days within
        any
        thirty (30) trading day period ending on the third business day prior to
        the
        date on which notice of redemption is given.

       

      6.2.    Date
        Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption.
        In the
        event the Company shall elect to redeem all of the Warrants, the Company
        shall
        fix a date for the redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first
        class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than 30 days prior to
        the
        date fixed for redemption to the registered holders of the Warrants to be
        redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration
        books.
        Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed
        to have been duly given whether or not the registered holder received such
        notice.

       

      6.3.    Exercise
        After Notice of Redemption.
        The
        Warrants may be exercised in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement
        at any
        time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant
        to
        Section 6.2. hereof and prior to the time and date fixed for redemption.
        On and
        after the redemption date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no
        further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the Redemption
        Price.

       

      6.4.    Outstanding
        Warrants Only.
        The
        Company understands that the redemption rights provided for by this Section
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        apply only to outstanding Warrants. To the extent a person holds rights to
        purchase Warrants, such purchase rights shall not be extinguished by redemption.
        However, once such purchase rights are exercised, the Company may redeem
        the
        Warrants issued upon such exercise provided that the criteria for redemption
        is
        met. The provisions of this section 6.4 may not be modified, amended or deleted
        without the prior written consent of ThinkEquity Partners LLC.

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      7.    Other
        Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.

       

      7.1.    No
        Rights as Stockholder.
        A
        Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights
        of a
        stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive
        dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote
        or to
        consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of
        stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other
        matter.

       

      7.2.    Lost,
        Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants.
        If any
        Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant
        Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their
        discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include
        the
        surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and
        date as
        the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant
        shall
        constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or
        not
        the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any
        time
        enforceable by anyone.

       

      7.3.    Reservation
        of Common Stock.
        The
        Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized
        but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the
        exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this
        Agreement.

       

      7.4.    Registration
        of Common Stock.
        The
        Company agrees that prior to the commencement of the Exercise Period, it
        shall
        file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a post-effective amendment
        to
        the Registration Statement, or a new registration statement, for the
        registration, under the Act, of, and it shall take such action as is necessary
        to qualify for sale, in those states in which the Warrants were initially
        offered by the Company, the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
        In either case, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to
        become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration
        statement until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions
        of this Agreement. The provisions of this section 7.4 may not be modified,
        amended or deleted without the prior written consent of ThinkEquity Partners
        LLC.

       

      8.    Concerning
        the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.

       

      8.1.    Payment
        of Taxes.
        The
        Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may
        be
        imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance
        or
        delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants, but the
        Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the
        Warrants or such shares.

       

      8.2.    Resignation,
        Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.

       

      8.2.1.    Appointment
        of Successor Warrant Agent.
        The
        Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its
        duties
        and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after
        giving
        sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant
        Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the
        Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the
        Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within
        a
        period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation
        or
        incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall,
        with
        such notice, submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the
        holder
        of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for
        the
        County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the
        Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or
        by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws
        of
        the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in
        the
        Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such
        laws
        to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination
        by
        federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent
        shall
        be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and
        obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally
        named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if
        for
        any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent
        shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument
        transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and
        rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any
        successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and
        deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually
        vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority,
        powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      8.2.2.    Notice
        of Successor Warrant Agent.
        In the
        event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give
        notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for
        the
        Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such
        appointment.

       

      8.2.3.    Merger
        or Consolidation of Warrant Agent.
        Any
        corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may
        be
        consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation
        to
        which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent
        under this Agreement without any further act.

       

      8.3.    Fees
        and Expenses of Warrant Agent.

       

      8.3.1.    Remuneration.
        The
        Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services
        as such Warrant Agent hereunder and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon
        demand
        for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the
        execution of its duties hereunder.

       

      8.3.2.    Further
        Assurances.
        The
        Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to
        be
        performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other
        acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant
        Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this
        Agreement.

       

      8.4.    Liability
        of Warrant Agent.

       

      8.4.1.    Reliance
        on Company Statement.
        Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement, the
        Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter
        be
        proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action
        hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof
        be
        herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and
        established by a statement signed by the President or Chairman of the Board
        of
        the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely
        upon
        such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant
        to
        the provisions of this Agreement.

       

      
        
           

        

        
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      8.4.2.    Indemnity.
        The
        Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own negligence, willful
        misconduct or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent
        and
        save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs
        and
        reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent
        in
        the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s
        negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith.

       

      8.4.3.    Exclusions.
        The
        Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of
        this
        Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except
        its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach
        by the
        Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any
        Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under
        the
        provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or
        amount
        of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that
        would
        require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed
        to make
        any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of
        any
        shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant
        or
        as to whether any shares of Common Stock will when issued be valid and fully
        paid and nonassessable.

       

      8.5.    Acceptance
        of Agency.
        The
        Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and
        agrees
        to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among
        other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants
        exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all moneys
        received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of the Company’s Common
        Stock through the exercise of Warrants.

       

      9.    Miscellaneous
        Provisions.

       

      9.1.    Successors.
        All the
        covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company
        or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
        successors and assigns.

       

      9.2.    Notices.
        Any
        notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given
        or
        made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company
        shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery
        or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days
        after
        deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address
        is
        filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as
        follows:

       

      Highbury
        Financial Inc.

      999
        Eighteenth Street, Suite 3000

      Denver,
        Colorado 80202

      Attn:
        Richard S. Foote

       

      
        
           

        

        
          9

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      Any
        notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made
        by
        the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall
        be
        sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or
        if sent
        by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit
        of
        such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in
        writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

       

      Continental
        Stock Transfer & Trust Company

      17
        Battery Place

      New
        York,
        New York 10004

      Attn:
        Compliance
        Department

       

      with
        a
        copy in each case to:

       

      Gusrae,
        Kaplan & Bruno, PLLC

      120
        Wall
        Street

      11th
        Floor

      New
        York,
        NY 10005

      Attn:
        Scott
        M.
        Miller, Esq.

       

      and

       

      
        ThinkEquity
          Partners LLC

        
          31
            West
            52nd Street, 17th Floor

          
            New
              York,
              NY 10019

          

          
            Attn:
              John Boyle

          

        

      

       

      and  

       

      
        Cooley
          Godward LLP

        
          One
            Maritime Plaza, 20th
            Floor

          
            San
              Francisco, CA 94111-3580

            
              Attn:
                Gian-Michele a Marca

            

          

        

      

       

      9.3.    Applicable
        law.
        The
        validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants
        shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without
        giving effect to conflict of laws. The Company hereby agrees that any action,
        proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this
        Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New
        York
        or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,
        and
        irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive.
        The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and
        that
        such courts represent an inconvenience forum. Any such process or summons
        to be
        served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by
        registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
        addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof. Such mailing
        shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the
        Company
        in any action, proceeding or claim.

       

      
        
           

        

        
          10

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      9.4.    Persons
        Having Rights under this Agreement.
        Nothing
        in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the
        provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or
        give
        to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the registered
        holders of the Warrants and, for the purposes of Sections 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and
        9.2
        hereof, the Underwriters, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason
        of this
        Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or
        agreement hereof. The Underwriters shall be deemed to be a third-party
        beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to Sections 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and
        9.2
        hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements
        contained in this Warrant Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit
        of the parties hereto (and the Underwriters with respect to the Sections
        6.1,
        6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof) and their successors and assigns and of the registered
        holders of the Warrants.

       

      9.5.    Examination
        of the Warrant Agreement.
        A copy
        of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office
        of
        the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York,
        for
        inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may
        require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.

       

      9.6.    Counterparts.
        This
        Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such
        counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all
        such
        counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
        instrument.

       

      9.7.    Effect
        of Headings.
        The
        Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this
        Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

       

      IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto
        as
        of the day and year first above written.

       

      
        	
                Attest:

              	 	
                HIGHBURY
                  FINANCIAL INC.

              
	 	 	 
	
                 

                
                  

                

              	 	
                By:
                  
                  

                

                Name: Richard
                  S. Foote

              
	 	 	
                Title: President
                  and Chief Executive Officer

              
	 	 	 
	
                 

                Attest:

              	 	
                CONTINENTAL
                  STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

              
	 	 	 
	
                 

                
                  

                

              	 	
                By:
                  

                
                  

                

                Name: Steven
                  Nelson

              
	 	 	
                Title: Chairman

              

      

      

      
        
           

        

        
          11Exhibit
        10.7

       

      __________,
        2005

       

      Highbury
        Financial Inc.

      999
        Eighteenth Street, Suite 3000

      Denver,
        Colorado 80202

       

      EarlyBirdCapital,
        Inc.

      275
        Madison Avenue, Suite 1203

      New
        York,
        New York 10016

       

      ThinkEquity
        Partners LLC

      31
        West
        52nd
        Street,
        17th
        Floor

      New
        York,
        New York 10019

       

      Re:  Initial
        Public Offering

       

      Ladies
        and Gentlemen:

       

      This
        letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement
        (the “Underwriting Agreement”) entered into by and between Highbury Financial
        Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ThinkEquity Partners LLC and
        EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial
        public offering (the “IPO”) of the Company’s units (the “Units”), each comprised
        of one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the
“Common Stock”), and two warrants, each of which is exercisable for one share of
        Common Stock (each, a “Warrant”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are
        defined in paragraph 10 hereof.

       

      In
        order
        to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting
        Agreement and to proceed with the IPO, and in recognition of the benefit
        that
        such IPO will confer upon the undersigned as a stockholder of the Company,
        and
        for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
        which
        are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees with the Company and
        the
        Underwriter as follows:

       

      1.    If
        the
        Company solicits approval of its stockholders of a Business Combination,
        the
        undersigned will vote all shares of Common Stock, including Insider Shares
        and
        IPO Shares, owned by him in accordance with the majority of the votes cast
        by
        the holders of the IPO Shares.

       

      2.    In
        the
        event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within
        18
        months from the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the registration statement
        relating to the IPO or 24 months under the circumstances described in the
        prospectus relating to the IPO (the first to occur of such dates, the
“Transaction Failure Date”), the undersigned will take all reasonable actions
        within his power to (i) cause the Trust Fund to be liquidated and
        distributed to the holders of the IPO Shares as soon as practicable but in
        no
        event later than 60 (sixty) calendar days after the Transaction Failure Date
        and
        (ii) cause the Company to dissolve and liquidate as soon as practicable
        (the earliest date on which the conditions in clauses (i) and (ii)
        are both
        satisfied being the “Liquidation Date”). The undersigned hereby waives any and
        all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distributions
        of
        the Trust Fund as a result of such distribution, or to any other amounts
        distributed in connection with a liquidating distribution of the Company
        with
        respect to his Insider Shares (“Claim”) and hereby waives any Claim the
        undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any
        contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against
        the
        Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever. The undersigned hereby agrees that
        the
        Company shall be entitled to reimbursement from the undersigned for any
        distribution of the Trust Fund, or any other amounts distributed by the Company
        in connection with a liquidating distribution, received by the undersigned
        in
        respect of such person’s Insider Shares. 

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      3.    [The
        undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, jointly and
        severally with R. Bruce Cameron/Richard S. Foote, against any
        and all
        loss, liability, claims, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not
        limited to, any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in
        investigating preparing or defending against any litigation, whether pending
        or
        threatened, or any claim whatsoever) which the Company may become subject
        as a
        result of (i) any claim by any vendor or other person who is owed
        money by
        the Company for services rendered or products sold, or (ii) any claim
        by
        any acquisition target that the Company did not pay, or reimburse, such target
        for the fees and expenses of third party providers of services (such as
        accountants, consultants and attorneys) to the target that the Company agreed
        in
        writing with the target to be liable for, in accordance with the terms of
        such
        agreement, but in each case only to the extent necessary to ensure that such
        loss, liability, claim, damage or expense does not reduce the amount in the
        Trust Fund (or, in the event that such claim arises after the distribution
        of
        the Trust Fund, to the extent necessary to ensure that the Company’s former
        stockholders other than the undersigned and Mr. Cameron/Foote are
        not
        liable for any amount of such loss, liability, claim, damage or
        expense).]1

       

      4.    In
        order
        to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple
        affiliations, the undersigned agrees to present to the Company for its
        consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable
        opportunity to acquire all or substantially all of the outstanding equity
        securities of, or otherwise acquire or acquire control of (through merger,
        capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase or other business
        combination), an operating business in the financial services industry, until
        the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination,
        the
        distribution of the Trust Fund or until such time as the undersigned ceases
        to
        be an officer or director of the Company; provided,
        however,
        that
        the presentation of such opportunities to the Company shall in each case
        be
        subject to any fiduciary or contractual obligation of the undersigned arising
        from a fiduciary or contractual relationship.

       

      5.    The
        undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not consummate
        any
        Business Combination which involves a company which is affiliated with any
        of
        the Insiders or their respective affiliates unless the Company obtains an
        opinion from an independent investment banking firm that the business
        combination is fair to the Company’s stockholders from a financial
        perspective.

      ______________________

       

      1 This
        section of the agreement will
        appear only in the agreements executed by R. Bruce Cameron and Richard S.
        Foote.

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          2

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      6.    Neither
        the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate
        of the undersigned will be entitled to receive and will not accept any
        compensation, including payments to related parties of the existing stockholders
        for performing due diligence, for services rendered to the Company prior
        to or
        in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, provided
        that
        commencing on the effective date of the IPO, Berkshire Capital Securities
        LLC
        (“Related Party”) shall be allowed to charge the Company $7,500 per month to
        compensate it for the Company’s use of Related Party’s offices, utilities and
        personnel. The undersigned shall also be entitled to reimbursement from the
        Company for his out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking
        and
        consummating a Business Combination.

       

      7.    Neither
        the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate
        of the undersigned will be entitled to receive, or accept, a finder’s fee or any
        other compensation from the Company in the event the undersigned, any member
        of
        the family of the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned originates
        a
        Business Combination except as described in the Company’s registration
        statement. 

       

      8.    The
        undersigned shall not, and shall cause the members of such person's immediate
        family and the affiliates of such person to not, accept a finder's fee
or
        any
        other compensation in the event the undersigned, any member of such person's
        immediate family or any affiliate of such person originates our initial Business
        Combination.

       

      9.    The
        undersigned will escrow his Insider Shares for the three year period commencing
        on the Effective Date subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow Agreement which
        the
        Company will enter into with an escrow agent acceptable to the
        Company.

       

      10.   The
        undersigned agrees to be [President and Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer
        and
        Director/Chairman of the Board of Directors] until the earlier of the
        consummation by the Company of a Business Combination or the Liquidation
        Date.
        The undersigned’s biographical information furnished to the Company and the
        Underwriters and attached hereto as Exhibit A is true and accurate in all
        respects, does not omit any material information with respect to the
        undersigned’s background and contains all of the information required to be
        disclosed pursuant to Section 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the
        Securities Act of 1933. The undersigned’s questionnaires furnished to the
        Company and the Underwriters and attached hereto as Exhibit B are true and
        accurate in all respects. The undersigned represents and warrants
        that:

       

      (a)    the
        undersigned is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any
        injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain
        from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any
        jurisdiction;

       

      (b)    the
        undersigned has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime
        (i) involving any fraud or (ii) relating to any financial transaction
        or handling of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any
        dealings
        in any securities and the undersigned is not currently a defendant in any
        such
        criminal proceeding; and

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          3

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      (c)    the
        undersigned has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any
        securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or
        commodities license or registrations denied, suspended or revoked.

       

      11.   The
        undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by
        which
        he is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition or
        non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter
        into
        this letter agreement serve as [President and Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer
        and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company/Chairman of the
        Board
        of Directors and hereby consents to being named in the registration statement
        as
        a[n] [officer] [director] of the Company.]

       

      12.   As
        used
        herein, (i) a “Business Combination” shall mean the initial acquisition by
        merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase,
        reorganization or otherwise, of or control of an operating business in the
        financial services industry selected by the Company; (ii) “Insiders” shall
        mean all officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately
        prior
        to the IPO; (iii) “Insider Shares” shall mean all of the shares of Common
        Stock of the Company owned by an Insider prior to the IPO; (iv) “IPO
        Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company’s IPO; and
        (v) “Trust Fund” shall mean the Trust Account established under that
        certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
        between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
        Company.

       

      The
        undersigned acknowledges and understands that the Underwriters and the Company
        will rely upon the agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein
        in proceeding with the IPO. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to render
        the Underwriters a representative of, or a fiduciary with respect to, the
        Company, its stockholders, or any creditor or vendor of the Company with
        respect
        to the subject matter hereof.

       

      This
        letter agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and such person’s
        respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns. This
        letter
        agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the Business Combination
        Date and (ii) the Liquidation Date; provided that such termination
        shall
        not relieve the undersigned from liability for any breach of this agreement
        prior to its termination, [and provided further that Section 3 of this agreement
        shall survive a termination pursuant to clause (ii).]

       

      This
        letter agreement shall be governed by and interpreted and construed in
        accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
        formed
        and to be performed entirely within the State of New York, without
        regard to the conflicts of law provisions thereof to the extent such principles
        or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another
        jurisdiction.

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          4

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      No
        term
        or provision of this letter agreement may be amended, changed, waived, altered
        or modified except by written instrument executed and delivered by the party
        against whom such amendment, change, waiver, alteration or modification is
        to be
        enforced.

       

       

      ________________________________

      [Name
        of
        current stockholder]

       

      Accepted
        and agreed:

       

      Highbury
        Financial Inc.

       

      By:_______________________________

      Name:

      Title:

       

      ThinkEquity
        Partners LLC

       

      By:_______________________________

      Name:

      Title:

       

      EarlyBirdCapital,
        Inc.

       

      By:_______________________________

      Name:

      Title:

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          5

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