Document:

Exhibit 10.01

                             JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT

This Joint Venture  Agreement  ("JVA") dated February 10, 2010 is between Oxalis
Energy Group,  Inc., a Nevada  Corporation  ("OXALIS") and Pepper Rock Resources
Corporation, a Nevada Corporation ("PEPPER ROCK"), known individually as "PARTY"
or collectively as the "PARTIES" supersedes any and all prior JVA between Oxalis
and Pepper Rock .

WHEREAS, Oxalis and Pepper Rock are still desirous in executing a JVA to develop
and  produce  natural  gas within the Adams - Baggett  Ranch near  Ozona,  Texas
("Adams's Ranch"),

WHEREAS,  Oxalis and Pepper Rock are desirous in Pepper Rock  providing  capital
investment  funding for two specific  natural gas developments in Section 124 of
Adam's Ranch known as Phase I of Oxalis or the "Adam's  Ranch  Development,"  as
noted below.

NOW THEREFORE,  in consideration of the mutual  agreements herein set forth, the
Parties hereto agree as follows:

                                    AGREEMENT

PREAMBLE:  Oxalis shall give Pepper Rock the EXCLUSIVE  right to  participate in
the  Adam's  Ranch  Development  as  long  as  Pepper  Rock  meets  its  funding
obligations,  as noted below, as determined by Pepper Rock as being a reasonable
time frame to fund the amounts indicated, which is acceptable by Oxalis.

Oxalis  has  relied on  Pepper  Rock's  representations  that they will fund the
amounts  as noted  below  on the  dates  indicated  and has  therefore  made its
commitments to others in connection with the Adam's Ranch  Development.  Failure
by Pepper  Rock to meet its funding  requirements  on the dates  indicated  will
cause irrefutable harm to Oxalis.

If Pepper  Rock  performs  on funding its Adam's  Ranch  Development  as agreed,
Pepper Rock will have the Exclusive  Option to continue with Oxalis I - Phase II
in developing Adam's Ranch.

TOTAL  PEPPER ROCK  INVESTMENT:  Five Million  Three  Hundred  Thousand  Dollars
($5,300,000)  as working  capital (the "PEPPER ROCK  INVESTMENT")  in the Adam's
Ranch Development with set tranche amounts and due dates as also further defined
herein.  The Pepper Rock Investment shall be allocated to the respective  Adam's
Ranch Development as noted, unless jointly revised by the Parties:

     *    Adams Baggett Ranch Field:

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     *    Drilling  of Ten (10) new wells with an  ESTIMATED
          AFE  cost  of  Five   Hundred   Thousand   Dollars
          ($500,000) per well, with an aggregate investment,
          based on a Fifty/Fifty  (50/50) allocation in each
          well's working  interest after Pepper Rock recoups
          their AFE cost  associated  with the  drilling  of
          each well, or "after payout" ("APO"):                       $5,000,000

          Initial   Investment  of  Three  Hundred  Thousand
          Dollars   ($300,000)   for  the   completion   and
          re-activation  of Two (2) natural gas wells (Wells
          115-1 and 115-3) due by February 10,  2010,  based
          on a  50/50  allocation  in  each  well's  working
          interest:                                                   $  300,000

                                                                      $5,300,000

Upon successful  funding of its Pepper Rock Investment,  as agreed to by funding
date and amount,  Oxalis shall assign to Pepper Rock Fifty  Percent (50%) of its
working  interest in each of the Adam's Ranch  Development  to Pepper Rock after
payout ("APO") of Pepper Rock's drilling costs per well.

INITIAL INVESTMENT TRANCHE:       Pepper  Rock's  initial  investment  is  Three
                                  Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000)  ("INITIAL
                                  PEPPER ROCK  INVESTMENT"),  the  allocation of
                                  which is noted above.

FINAL INVESTMENT TRANCHE:         Pepper  Rock will  invest  the  balance of its
                                  Pepper Rock Investment as follows:

                                   *    Development  of One (1) new  natural gas
                                        well per month as follows:

                                        *    Five   Hundred   Thousand   Dollars
                                             ($500,000)  per month on a mutually
                                             agreed upon "To Be Determined" date
                                             and    each    succeeding     month
                                             thereafter for Nine (9) consecutive
                                             months  so  that  at the end of the
                                             Nine (9) month period,  Pepper Rock
                                             would have  invested in Twenty (10)
                                             natural  gas wells at a cost not to
                                             exceed   Five   Hundred    Thousand
                                             Dollars  ($500,000) per natural gas
                                             well.

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TRANCHE ALLOCATION:               The Pepper Rock Investment  shall be allocated
                                  to the  Adam's  Ranch  Development,  as  noted
                                  above,  unless a different  allocation  of the
                                  Pepper Rock Investment is mutually agreed upon
                                  between the Parties.

ADAM'S RANCH DEVELOPMENT
AND SCOPE:                        1)   ADAMS-BAGGETT RANCH FIELD (THE "RANCH"),
                                        CROCKETT  COUNTY,   TX  --  DRILLING  OF
                                        TWENTY  (10) NEW  WELLS IN TEN (10) WELL
                                        TRANCHES

                                        An  investment  in the  drilling  of ten
                                        (10)  natural  gas  wells in the  Adam's
                                        Ranch Development through the assignment
                                        of  Fifty   Percent   (50%)  of  Oxalis'
                                        working    interest    in    ten    (10)
                                        Adams-Baggett  Term  Assignments held by
                                        Oxalis  under  the  following  terms and
                                        conditions:

                                        a.   Oxalis  shall assign to Pepper Rock
                                             Fifty  Percent (50%) of its working
                                             interest    APO   in    Ten    (10)
                                             Adams-Baggett  Term  Assignments to
                                             drill  for  natural  gas  under the
                                             following   terms  and   conditions
                                             ("Natural Gas Program"):

                                        1.   Each  Adams-Baggett Term Assignment
                                             /  natural  gas  well   development
                                             carries  a  cost  of  Five  Hundred
                                             Thousand   United  States   Dollars
                                             ($500,000   USD)  for  a   proposed
                                             aggregate   cost  of  Five  Million
                                             United States  Dollars  ($5,000,000
                                             USD);

                                        2.   Pepper Rock has agreed to invest in
                                             the drilling of One (1) natural gas
                                             well per month  starting  in April,
                                             2010  at a  cost  of  Five  Hundred
                                             Thousand   United  States   Dollars
                                             ($500,000 USD) per natural gas well
                                             and  payable  to  Oxalis,  as noted
                                             below,  until  such time as the ten
                                             (10) wells tranche is completed;

                                        3.   If   Pepper   Rock   fulfills   its
                                             obligation to drill One (1) natural
                                             gas well per month with the payment
                                             thereof,  as noted  herein,  on the
                                             first   tranche  of  the  ten  (10)
                                             Natural Gas  Program,  Oxalis shall
                                             assign    a    second    ten   (10)
                                             Adams-Baggett  Term  Assignments to
                                             Pepper Rock;

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                                        b.   If Pepper Rock does not fulfill its
                                             obligation  to drill  at least  One
                                             (1) natural gas well per month at a
                                             cost  of  Five   Hundred   Thousand
                                             United  States  Dollars   ($500,000
                                             USD)  per  well  [and  the  payment
                                             thereof as noted herein], then:

                                        1.   Pepper  Rock  forfeits  any further
                                             claims, rights,  interest,  etc. in
                                             the   remaining   first   ten  (10)
                                             Natural  Gas  Program  tranche  and
                                             Oxalis  has no  further  obligation
                                             whatsoever  to  assign  any  of the
                                             remaining  Natural  Gas  Program to
                                             Pepper Rock and

                                        2.   Pepper Rock has no claims,  rights,
                                             interest,  etc.  in the  second Ten
                                             (10) Natural gas Program and Oxalis
                                             has    no    further     obligation
                                             whatsoever  to  assign  the  second
                                             (10)  Natural Gas Program to Pepper
                                             Rock.

PEPPER  ROCK  EXCLUSIVITY:  Oxalis  warrants  that  during the term of this JVA,
Pepper Rock has the exclusive  right to  participate  with Oxalis in each of the
Adam's  Ranch  Development,  subject to Pepper  Rock  funding  its  Pepper  Rock
Investment in full.

PEPPER  ROCK  PERFORMANCE:  If Pepper  Rock does not make ANY of its Pepper Rock
Investment as defined  herein and in the time period that it,  Pepper Rock,  has
determined  to be  achievable  and  accepted  by Oxalis,  then Pepper Rock shall
forfeit any and all interest in and to each of the Adam's Ranch Development.

OXALIS  EXCLUSIVITY:  Oxalis  warrants and represents  that it has an exclusive,
written and legally binding  agreement with the Adams Family for the development
of the Adam's Ranch  Development as noted above (the "Adam's  Exclusivity").  As
long as Oxalis  complies  with the  terms of its  Adam's  Exclusivity,  no other
Operator or entity has the right to the Adam's Ranch Development and that Oxalis
shall retain this  exclusive  agreement  as long as the Parties  comply with the
Adam's  Exclusivity  guidelines.   Oxalis  agrees  to  provide  a  copy  of  the
exclusivity agreement to Pepper Rock as part of its due diligence review.

OXALIS PERFORMANCE:  Oxalis agrees to exercise prudent diligence time forward to
ensure that the Adam's Exclusivity remains in full force for the duration of the
defined scope of work as  contemplated  on the Adams Ranch  Development as noted
above.

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TAX BENEFITS:  The allocation of tax benefits  associated  with all  development
activity  co-funded by the Parties pursuant to this JVA, shall be shared between
the Parties  according to their  prevailing  working interest in connection with
the Adam's Ranch Development as noted above,  under the premise that Pepper Rock
has funded in full its Pepper Rock Investment.

GOVERNING  LAW / VENUE:  All legal issues /  litigation  will be governed by the
laws of the State of California with the venue of the County of Los Angeles.

PREVAILING  PARTY:  If any legal  action or other  proceedings  is brought for a
breach of this JVA or any of the  warranties  herein or therein,  the prevailing
party  shall be entitled to recover  its  reasonable  attorneys'  fees and other
costs incurred in bringing such action or  proceeding,  in addition to any other
relief to which such party may be entitled.

ARBITRATION:  Any dispute arising out of or relating to this JVA,  including the
breach,   termination  or  validity  thereof,   shall  be  finally  resolved  by
arbitration  administered by the American Arbitration  Association in accordance
with its  Commercial  Arbitration  Rules  ("RULES")  in  effect  at the time the
request for arbitration is filed.  The number of arbitrators  shall be three and
shall be appointed in accord with such Rules. The place of the arbitration shall
be in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. The governing law shall be
the substantive  law of the state of State of California,  without regard to its
choice of law rules.

Pre-hearing discovery shall be limited. The Parties shall produce documents that
support any claim or defense to be decided by the panel.  Document  requests may
be served if  approved  by the  panel.  The panel  shall set the  timing for any
production.  Depositions  shall not be allowed except upon showing of good cause
as determined by the panel. To the extent  discovery shall be allowed,  it shall
be  subject  to the  Federal  Rules  of Civil  Procedure  and  Federal  Rules or
Evidence.

The  Parties  shall be  limited in seeking  interim or  emergency  relief to the
methods set forth in the Rules. The Parties shall not seek emergency relief from
any court,  forum or tribunal in the State of California,  any other state which
has  jurisdiction  over the Parties,  or any federal  court.  Any award shall be
enforced in accordance with the Rules.

SEVERABILITY:  If in any judicial or arbitral  proceedings a court or arbitrator
shall  refuse to enforce  any  provision  of this JVA,  then such  unenforceable
provision  shall be  deemed  eliminated  from this JVA for the  purpose  of such
proceedings  to the extent  necessary to permit the  remaining  provisions to be
enforced. To the full extent, however, that the provisions of any applicable law
may be waived,  they are hereby  waived to the end that this JVA be deemed to be
valid and binding  agreements  enforceable in accordance with its terms,  and in
the  event  that  any  provision   hereof  shall  be  found  to  be  invalid  or

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unenforceable,  such  provision  shall be  construed  by limiting it so as to be
valid and  enforceable to the maximum extent  consistent with and possible under
applicable law.

COUNTERPARTS: This JVA may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each
of the Parties hereto in separate  counterparts,  each of which when so executed
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one
and the same agreement.

HEADINGS: All descriptive headings in this JVA are inserted for convenience only
and shall be disregarded in construing or applying any provision of this JVA.

CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION:  Except as required in the performance of obligations
hereunder,  or otherwise specifically required by law, or with the prior consent
of  the  Parties  on  a  case-by-case  basis,  each  Party  shall  forever  hold
confidential and shall not in any manner disclose,  use for personal benefit, or
directly or  indirectly  use for the benefit of any other  person,  Confidential
Information  that has come or shall  hereafter  come  into  each  other  Parties
possession. The Parties recognize the importance of protecting its and the other
Party's  Confidential  Information and further  recognizes that this restriction
shall  continue  in full force and effect for a period not to exceed  Thirty-six
(36) months after  termination of this JVA. No later than the end of the Term of
this JVA,  the Parties  shall return to one another,  without  making  retaining
copies thereof, all documents,  records,  computer information,  maps and charts
and other repositories containing Confidential Information.

ASSIGNMENT:  Neither  Party shall have the right to assign this JVA.  The rights
and  obligations of this JVA shall bind and benefit any successors or assigns of
the Parties.

AMENDMENTS & WAIVERS: No amendment or waiver of any term, provision or condition
of this JVA shall be  effective,  unless in writing and executed by the Parties.
No waiver on any one  occasion  shall  extend to or effect or be  construed as a
waiver of any right or remedy on any  future  occasion.  No course of dealing of
any Person nor any delay or omission  in  exercising  any right or remedy  shall
constitute  an  amendment  of this JVA or a waiver of any right or remedy of any
party hereto.

LIMITS OF PEPPER ROCK RESPONSIBILITY; INDEMNIFICATION: Oxalis will indemnify and
hold harmless  Pepper Rock and its officers,  directors,  principals,  partners,
members,  employees,  agents,  representatives  and  affiliates  (each  being an
"Indemnified  Party")  from and  against any and all  losses,  claims,  actions,
damages and liabilities,  joint or several,  to which such Indemnified Party may
become  subject  under any  applicable  federal or state law,  made by any third
party or otherwise,  relating to or arising out of the Services or other matters
referred to in or contemplated by this JVA or the engagement of such Indemnified

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Party  pursuant  to,  and the  performance  by such  Indemnified  Party,  of the
Services or other matters  referred to or  contemplated  by this JVA, and Oxalis
will  reimburse  Pepper  Rock for all costs  and  expenses  (including,  without
limitation,  reasonable  attorneys'  fees and  expenses) as they are incurred in
connection with the investigation of,  preparation for or defense of any pending
or  threatening  claim,  or any action or proceeding  arising there from, if and
when Pepper Rock is a named party thereto.

Oxalis  shall,  to the full extent  lawful,  reimburse,  indemnify  and hold the
Indemnified Parties harmless of and from any and all expenses,  losses, damages,
liabilities,  demands,  charges and claims of any nature  whatsoever  (including
attorneys'  fees) in respect of or arising  from any acts or  omissions  of such
Indemnified  Party made in good faith in the performance of Pepper Rock's duties
under this JVA and not constituting such Indemnified Party's bad faith,  willful
misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of Pepper Rock's duties under
this JVA.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing  provisions of this paragraph,  Oxalis
shall not be obligated to reimburse,  indemnify and hold any  Indemnified  Party
harmless  if such  indemnification  would not be  permitted  under the terms and
provisions of this JVA.

The indemnifying Party's obligations under this Section are subject to:

     i)   the other Party giving prompt  notice of such action,  claim or threat
          and all applicable  information in the indemnifying party's possession
          with respect thereto;

     ii)  the other  party  giving  reasonable  assistance  at the  indemnifying
          party's expense in connection therewith; and,

     iii) the indemnifying party having sole authority to control,  defends, and
          settles the matter.

LIMITS OF OXALIS RESPONSIBILITY; INDEMNIFICATION: Pepper Rock will indemnify and
hold harmless Oxalis and its officers, directors, principals, partners, members,
employees,  agents,  representatives  and affiliates (each being an "Indemnified
Party")  from and  against  any and all  losses,  claims,  actions,  damages and
liabilities,  joint or  several,  to which  such  Indemnified  Party may  become
subject  under any  applicable  federal or state law, made by any third party or
otherwise,  relating to or arising out of the Services or other matters referred
to in or  contemplated by this JVA or the engagement of such  Indemnified  Party
pursuant to, and the performance by such  Indemnified  Party, of the Services or
other  matters  referred to or  contemplated  by this JVA,  and Pepper Rock will
reimburse  Oxalis for all costs and  expenses  (including,  without  limitation,
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) as they are incurred in connection with
the investigation  of,  preparation for or defense of any pending or threatening
claim,  or any action or proceeding  arising there from, if and when Oxalis is a
named party thereto.

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Pepper Rock shall, to the full extent lawful, reimburse,  indemnify and hold the
Indemnified Parties harmless of and from any and all expenses,  losses, damages,
liabilities,  demands,  charges and claims of any nature  whatsoever  (including
attorneys'  fees) in respect of or arising  from any acts or  omissions  of such
Indemnified  Party made in good faith in the performance of Oxalis' duties under
this JVA and not  constituting  such  Indemnified  Party's  bad  faith,  willful
misconduct,  gross negligence or reckless disregard of Oxalis' duties under this
JVA.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing  provisions of this paragraph,  Pepper Rock
shall not be obligated to reimburse,  indemnify and hold any  Indemnified  Party
harmless  if such  indemnification  would not be  permitted  under the terms and
provisions of this JVA.

The indemnifying Party's obligations under this Section are subject to:

     i)   the other Party giving prompt  notice of such action,  claim or threat
          and all applicable  information in the indemnifying party's possession
          with respect thereto;

     ii)  the other  party  giving  reasonable  assistance  at the  indemnifying
          party's expense in connection therewith; and,

     iii) the indemnifying party having sole authority to control,  defends, and
          settles the matter.

NO CONFLICTS:  Pepper Rock represents and warrants that  performance of this JVA
does not and will not  breach  any other  agreement  to which  Pepper  Rock is a
party.  Pepper Rock further  represents  and  warrants  that Pepper Rock has not
entered  into and  agrees  not to enter  into,  any  agreement,  either  oral or
written, in conflict with or in violation of this JVA.

Oxalis  represents  and warrants that  performance of this JVA does not and will
not  breach  any other  agreement  to which  Oxalis is a party.  Oxalis  further
represents  and  warrants  that Oxalis has not entered  into,  and agrees not to
enter  into,  any  agreement,  either oral or  written,  in conflict  with or in
violation of this JVA.

BINDING OBLIGATION:  Upon its execution and delivery,  this JVA shall constitute
the valid and binding obligation of a Party and the Parties, enforceable against
the  Parties  or a  Party  in  accordance  with  its  terms,  except  that  such
enforcement may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect  relating to creditors'  rights
and general principles of equity.

AUTHORITY:  The Parties represent that they have the full power and authority to
enter  into  and  perform  this JVA and that the  Parties  have  authorized  the
execution, delivery, and performance of this JVA.

COMPLIANCE  WITH LAWS: The Parties agree that in the course of fulfilling  their
respective  responsibilities under this JVA, the Parties shall not engage in any

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conduct, furnish any information or take any other action which would violate or
cause  either Party to violate any United  States law or lose any United  States
federal  tax  benefits,  including  but  not  limited  to any of the  activities
described in or prohibited by The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, Section
999 of The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, The Export Administration Act of 1984,
and all regulations promulgated hereunder.

Furthermore,  the  Parties  agree  that in  during  the  Term  of  this  JVA and
provisions  set forth  herein,  the Parties will use all  reasonable  efforts to
comply with and avoid  violation of any applicable  laws of the United States of
America,  any state as well as any other  jurisdiction or political  subdivision
thereof the  Parties do business  in,  including  regulations,  rules and orders
promulgated  under  such laws and  customs  having  the  effect of law.  Without
limiting the generality of the  foregoing,  the Parties will not make any offer,
payment,  promise to pay or  authorization  of the payment of any money,  or any
offer,  gift,  promise to give,  or  authorization  of the giving of anything of
value,  directly or indirectly,  to any government  official,  political  party,
party  official,  or  candidate  for public or  political  office to induce such
persons to use their influence with a government or  instrumentality in order to
obtain an improper business advantage for the Parties.

EQUITABLE REMEDIES:  The Parties acknowledge that irreparable injury will result
to the other Party from  violation  of any of the terms of this JVA.  Therefore,
the Parties expressly agree that the other Party shall be entitled,  in addition
to damages and any other  remedies  provided by law, to an  injunction  (without
notice and without the  necessity of posting a bond) or other  equitable  remedy
respecting such violation or continued violation.

COUNSEL;  INTERPRETATION:  The Parties to this JVA acknowledges  that such Party
has  caused  this  JVA to be  reviewed  and/or  had the  opportunity  to have it
approved  by  legal  counsel  of such  party's  own  choice.  The  Parties  have
negotiated  the  provisions of this JVA, and any  presumption  that an ambiguity
contained in this JVA shall be construed  against the Party that caused this JVA
to be drafted shall not apply to the interpretation of this JVA.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT:  This JVA contain the entire understanding of the Parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior  communication  or
agreement with respect thereto.

POST JVA PLAN: Upon execution of this JVA, Pepper Rock will immediately initiate
their due  diligence and advise Oxalis if they desire to proceed under the terms
of this JVA within ten (10) days after  execution  of this JVA.  However,  it is
expressively  agreed upon  between the Parties that Pepper Rock may not make any
announcement  regarding  its proposed  investment  in any of the AMIs until such
time as Pepper Rock has  completed  its due diligence and has funded its Initial
Investment Tranche.

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If Pepper Rock decides, for whatever reason, not to proceed with its Pepper Rock
Investment  in any or all of the  AMIs  at  the  end of its  ten  (10)  day  due
diligence period, then this JVA shall immediately become null and void.

NOTICES: Any notice or communication  provided for or required by this JVA to be
in writing shall be:

     a.   Hand delivered

     b.   Sent by certified mail with full postage, or

     c.   Sent by overnight courier service with proof of delivery.

Any  notice  so sent  shall be deemed  received  upon the  earlier  of an actual
receipt or Three (3) business days after proper posting.

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The  addresses of the Parties shall be as indicated  below,  but the Parties may
change their notice  addresses  by giving  written  notice of such change to the
other Party at its current address.

OXALIS ENERGY GROUP, INC.                       PEPPER ROCK RESOURCES CORP.
7026 Old Katy Road, Suite 254                   One Lincoln Center 18 West
Houston, TX  77024                              140 Butterfield Road, 15th Floor
(310) 402-8682                                  Oakbrook Terrace,IL  60181
Fax: (310) 454-6192                             Fax: (630) 613-787
Attn: Don Sullivan                              Attn: Phil Kueber

Agreed on this 10TH day of February, 2010,

OXALIS ENERGY GROUP, INC.                       PEPPER ROCK RESOURCES CORP.

/s/ Donald Sullivan                             /s/ Phil Kueber
--------------------------------                --------------------------------
Donald Sullivan                                 Phil Kueber

--------------------------------                --------------------------------
Title                                           Title

                                   END OF JVA

                                       11Contribution and Exchange Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 EXECUTION COPY 
  
  
 CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 By and Among 
 EVERCORE LP, 
 EVERCORE PARTNERS INC., 
 EVERCORE PARTNERS SERVICES EAST L.L.C., 
 TRILANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS ASSOCIATES IV L.P., 
 TRILANTIC CAPITAL
PARTNERS ASSOCIATES IV (PARALLEL GP) L.P., 
 TRILANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS ASSOCIATES IV (AIV GP) L.P., 
 TRILANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS ASSOCIATES MGP IV LLC, 
 TRILANTIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 
 TCP HOLDCO, L.P. 
 and 
 CERTAIN OTHER PARTIES NAMED HEREIN 
 Dated as of February 11, 2010 
  
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

							
	 	  	 	  	 	  	Page
	1.	  	DEFINITIONS.	  	2
		  	1.1	  	Certain Defined Terms	  	2
		  	1.2	  	Terms Defined in Other Sections	  	9
			
	2.	  	THE TRANSACTIONS	  	10
		  	2.1	  	Amendment of the Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements and Issuance of the Trilantic GP Interests	  	10
		  	2.2	  	Amendment of the Evercore Partnership Agreement	  	10
		  	2.3	  	Contribution and Exchange	  	10
			
	3.	  	CLOSING	  	11
		  	3.1	  	The Closing	  	11
		  	3.2	  	Deliveries by Trilantic Parties	  	11
		  	3.3	  	Deliveries by the Evercore Parties	  	11
			
	4.	  	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TRILANTIC PARTIES	  	12
		  	4.1	  	Organization and Qualification	  	12
		  	4.2	  	Capitalization	  	13
		  	4.3	  	Subsidiaries	  	14
		  	4.4	  	Title and Valid Issuance	  	14
		  	4.5	  	Power and Authority; Due Authorization.	  	14
		  	4.6	  	Consents and Approvals	  	15
		  	4.7	  	Non-Contravention	  	15
		  	4.8	  	Financial Statements	  	15
		  	4.9	  	Legal Proceedings	  	16
		  	4.10	  	Compliance with Laws; Permits and Licenses	  	16
		  	4.11	  	Absence of Certain Adverse Changes or Events	  	17
		  	4.12	  	Tax Matters	  	17
		  	4.13	  	Trilantic Funds	  	18
		  	4.14	  	Material Agreements	  	20
		  	4.15	  	Transactions with Interested Persons	  	21
		  	4.16	  	Purchase for Investment; Purchaser Experience	  	21
		  	4.17	  	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; USA PATRIOT Act	  	22
			
	5.	  	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EVERCORE PARTIES	  	22
		  	5.1	  	Organization and Qualification	  	22
		  	5.2	  	Capitalization	  	23
		  	5.3	  	Evercore Subsidiaries	  	25
		  	5.4	  	Valid Issuance of Class B-4 Units	  	25
		  	5.5	  	Power and Authority; Due Authorization	  	25
		  	5.6	  	Consents and Approvals	  	26
		  	5.7	  	Non-Contravention	  	26
		  	5.8	  	Purchase for Investment; Purchaser Experience	  	26
		  	5.9	  	SEC Filings; Financial Statements	  	27

							
		  	5.10	  	Legal Proceedings	  	28
		  	5.11	  	Compliance with Laws; Permits and Licenses	  	28
		  	5.12	  	Absence of Certain Adverse Changes or Events	  	28
		  	5.13	  	Material Agreements	  	28
		  	5.14	  	Regulatory Compliance	  	29
		  	5.15	  	Tax Matters	  	29
			
	6.	  	POST-CLOSING COVENANTS	  	31
		  	6.1	  	Trilantic Redemption Right	  	31
		  	6.2	  	Amendments to Other Agreements	  	31
		  	6.3	  	Reasonable Best Efforts	  	32
		  	6.4	  	Public Disclosure	  	32
		  	6.5	  	Access to Information	  	32
		  	6.6	  	Internal Controls	  	33
		  	6.7	  	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; USA PATRIOT Act	  	33
		  	6.8	  	2009 Financial Statements	  	34
			
	7.	  	TAX MATTERS	  	34
			
	8.	  	SURVIVAL	  	34
			
	9.	  	EFFECT OF BREACH	  	34
		  	9.1	  	Covered Persons	  	34
		  	9.2	  	Sole Rights and Remedies	  	34
			
	10.	  	GENERAL PROVISIONS	  	35
		  	10.1	  	Costs, Expenses	  	35
		  	10.2	  	Confidentiality	  	35
		  	10.3	  	No Finders’ Fees	  	36
		  	10.4	  	Amendment and Waivers	  	36
		  	10.5	  	Successors and Assigns; No Impairment	  	36
		  	10.6	  	Governing Law	  	37
		  	10.7	  	Severability	  	37
		  	10.8	  	Arbitration	  	37
		  	10.9	  	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	  	38
		  	10.10	  	Specific Performance	  	38
		  	10.11	  	Schedules; Exhibits; Integration	  	38
		  	10.12	  	Entire Agreement	  	38
		  	10.13	  	Notices	  	38
		  	10.14	  	Titles and Headings	  	39
		  	10.15	  	Counterparts	  	39
		  	10.16	  	Electronic Signatures	  	40
		  	10.17	  	Third Party Beneficiaries	  	40

 LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS 
  

			
	Trilantic Disclosure Schedule
	
	Evercore Disclosure Schedule
		
	 Exhibit A –
	 	List of Participating Trilantic GP Interest Holders
		
	 Exhibit B –
	 	List of Non-Participating Trilantic GP Interest Holders
		
	 Exhibit C –
	 	Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Evercore LP
		
	 Exhibit D –
	 	Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Trilantic IV GP
		
	 Exhibit E –
	 	Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Trilantic IV Parallel GP
		
	 Exhibit F –
	 	Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Trilantic IV AIV GP
		
	 Exhibit G –
	 	Strategic Alliance Agreement

 CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT 
 THIS CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of February 11, 2010, by and among
Evercore Partners Services East L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Evercore East”), Evercore LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Evercore LP”), Evercore Partners Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Evercore” and together with Evercore East and Evercore LP, the “Evercore Parties” and each, an “Evercore Party”), Trilantic Capital Partners Associates IV L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“Trilantic IV GP”), Trilantic Capital Partners Associates IV (Parallel GP) L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Trilantic IV Parallel GP”), Trilantic Capital Partners Associates IV (AIV GP) L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (“Trilantic IV AIV GP” and together with Trilantic IV GP and Trilantic IV Parallel GP, the “Trilantic GP Entities” and each, a “Trilantic GP Entity”), Trilantic Capital Partners
Associates MGP IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Trilantic GP General Partner”), Trilantic Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Trilantic Capital Management”), TCP Holdco,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“TCP Holdco” and together with the Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic GP General Partner and Trilantic Capital Management, the “Trilantic Entities” and each, a “Trilantic
Entity”), the other parties listed on the signature pages hereto (collectively, the “Trilantic Participating GP Interest Holders” and together with the Trilantic Entities, the “Trilantic Parties” and each,
a “Trilantic Party”). 
 W I T N E S S E T
H: 
 WHEREAS, Trilantic GP General Partner has formed TCP Holdco and owns all of the ownership interests in TCP Holdco;

 WHEREAS, each of the Trilantic GP Entities serves as general partner or in a similar capacity for the Trilantic Funds (as
defined below); 
 WHEREAS, Evercore East is a wholly-owned, indirect Subsidiary of Evercore LP; 
 WHEREAS, Evercore East desires to acquire, and each of the Trilantic Participating GP Interest Holders desires to contribute to Evercore
East (indirectly through TCP Holdco), certain limited partnership interests in each of the Trilantic GP Entities, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein; 
 WHEREAS, in exchange for the contribution to Evercore East of such limited partnership interests in the Trilantic GP Entities, Evercore LP
has agreed to issue to TCP Holdco certain limited partnership units in Evercore LP in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein; 
 WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the Evercore Parties’ and the Trilantic Parties’ willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain of the Evercore Parties and certain of the Trilantic
Parties have, contemporaneously herewith, entered into the Strategic Alliance Agreement; 
  

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 WHEREAS, the Strategic Alliance Agreement will become effective at the Closing (as defined
hereinafter); and 
 WHEREAS, each of the Evercore Parties and each of the Trilantic Parties desires to make certain
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 1. DEFINITIONS. 
 1.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings: 
 “Action” means any order, writ, injunction, judgment, fine, action, claim, written inquiry, suit, arbitration, subpoena or proceeding by or before any court or grand jury, any
Governmental Entity or tribunal. 
 “Advisers Act” means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly controls or is
controlled by or is under common control with such Person. 
 “Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such
term in the preamble. 
 “Amended Evercore Partnership Agreement” means the Evercore Partnership Agreement, as
amended by the Evercore Partnership Agreement Amendment, and as the same shall be further amended or supplemented from time to time. 
 “Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements” means, collectively, the Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Trilantic IV GP, the Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Trilantic
IV Parallel GP and the Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Trilantic IV AIV GP, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits D, E and F. 
 “Ancillary Agreements” means the Strategic Alliance Agreement, the Amended Evercore Partnership Agreement and each of the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
 “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, a national holiday or other day on which banks in New York,
New York are required or authorized to close. 
 “Capital Contributions” has the meaning assigned to such term
in the respective Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
  

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 “Carried Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in the respective
Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
 “Class B-4 Units” means the Class B-4 Units of limited
partnership interests in Evercore LP, which Class B-4 Units shall have the rights, preferences and terms contained in the Amended Evercore Partnership Agreement. 
 “Clawback Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in the respective Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 “Contract” means any contract, note, bond, mortgage, license, indenture, lease or other agreement, commitment or
arrangement. 
 “control” (including its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under
common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).
For purposes of this definition, a general partner or managing member of a Person shall be deemed to control such Person. 
 “Controlled Affiliate” means, in relation to any Person, any Affiliate of such Person which is under the control of such Person. For purposes of this Agreement, Evercore and any Affiliate of Evercore which is under the
control of Evercore shall be deemed to be a Controlled Affiliate of Evercore LP. 
 “Confidentiality
Agreement” means that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2009, by and between Trilantic Capital Management and Evercore. 
 “Covered Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
 “Encumbrance” means any security interest, pledge, mortgage, lien (statutory or other), charge, option to purchase, lease
or otherwise acquire any interest or any claim, restriction, covenant, title defect, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement or any preference, priority or other security agreement (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement). 
 “Evercore” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble. 

“Evercore Disclosure Schedule” means that certain schedule of even date herewith, delivered by the Evercore Parties to
the Trilantic Parties concurrently with the execution of this Agreement and attached hereto, which, among other things, will identify exceptions and other matters with respect to the representations and warranties of the Evercore Parties contained
in certain specific sections and subsections. 
 “Evercore East” has the meaning assigned to such term in the
preamble. 
  

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 “Evercore Fund” means any onshore or offshore investment fund or other
pooled investment vehicle (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any successor fund to any such investment fund and excluding any portfolio or portfolio company in which any such fund or investment vehicle has an investment), (i) for which
Evercore or any Evercore Subsidiary serves as a trading manager, investment advisor or in a similar capacity pursuant to a management agreement, investment advisory agreement or otherwise (whether such entity is providing investment management,
trading management or investment advisory services directly to such Evercore Fund, such Evercore Fund’s general partner, or an Affiliate of such Evercore Fund’s general partner) or (ii) in which Evercore or any Evercore Subsidiary has
a general partnership or managing member (or equivalent) interest, together with such investment fund’s Subsidiaries. 
 “Evercore LP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble. 
 “Evercore LP
Transactions” means, collectively, the transactions described in Section 2.2 and the issuance by Evercore LP of the Class B-4 Units pursuant to Section 2.3(b). 
 “Evercore Organizational Documents” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Evercore, dated as of
August 16, 2006 and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Evercore, dated as of August 16, 2006. 
 “Evercore
Partnership Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Evercore LP, dated as of July 27, 2009. 
 “Evercore Partnership Agreement Amendment” means Amendment No. 1 to the Evercore Partnership Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit C.

 “Evercore Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble. 
 “Evercore Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of Evercore and Evercore LP; provided that (i) none of the
Evercore Funds (including, without limitation, Evercore Capital Partners L.P., Evercore Capital Partners II L.P., Evercore Venture Partners L.P. and Discovery Americas I L.P.) shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of Evercore, (ii) no portfolio
company of any Evercore Fund described in the foregoing clause (i) shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of Evercore, (iii) Evercore LP shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of Evercore and (iv) no special purpose entity formed by the
Evercore Parties or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with an investment in a portfolio company of any Evercore Fund shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of any Evercore Party. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. 
 “Fund Interest” means any share, general partner interest, limited partnership interest,
membership interest or other direct or indirect ownership interest in any of the Trilantic Funds or the Evercore Funds held by any Trilantic GP Entity or Evercore, respectively, or any of their respective Affiliates. 
  

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 “Governmental Entity” means any government or governmental or regulatory
body thereof, or political subdivision thereof, whether federal, state, local, national, multi-national, or foreign, or any agency or instrumentality, authority, department, commission, board or bureau thereof, any Self-Regulatory Organization, or
any court, arbitrator, arbitration panel or similar judicial body. 
 “know” or “knowledge”
or words of similar import, means, with respect to the Trilantic Parties, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(a) and, with respect to the Evercore Parties, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(b).

 “Laws” means any statutes or other laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, administrative or other order,
writ, injunction, directive, judgment, decree or policy or guideline having the force of law or any other enforceable requirements of any Governmental Entity. 
 “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Evercore Parties or the Trilantic Parties, any change, event or condition that, individually or when aggregated with all other similar
changes, events or conditions, is materially adverse to the business, assets, operations, financial condition or results of operations of, (A) Evercore, Evercore LP and the Evercore Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in the case of any of the
Evercore Parties), or (B) the Trilantic Entities and the Trilantic Funds, taken as a whole (in the case of any of the Trilantic Parties), other than, in either case, any such event, change, event or condition resulting from or arising out of
(i) any change in general economic or financial market conditions, (ii) general changes or developments in any of the industries in which (A) Evercore, Evercore LP or any of the Evercore Subsidiaries (in the case of any of the
Evercore Parties), or (B) any of the Trilantic Entities or any of the Trilantic Funds (in the case of any of the Trilantic Parties), operate, or (iii) any change in accounting rules or changes in Law or applicable regulations or the
official interpretations thereof (including Tax Laws or Tax regulations), except in each of the cases in clauses (i) through (iii) to the extent any such changes had a disproportionate material adverse effect on (A) Evercore, Evercore
LP and the Evercore Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in the case of the Evercore Parties) or (B) the Trilantic Entities and the Trilantic Funds, taken as a whole (in the case of the Trilantic Entities). 
 “Order” means any ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, determination, decree, injunction or other order (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by a court or other Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction. 
 “Permitted Encumbrances” means any Encumbrance that (A) is for Taxes or other assessments or changes by Governmental Entities that arise by operation of law and are not yet due and
payable, or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have been reserved against in compliance with GAAP, (B) is pursuant to state or federal securities Laws or (C) is pursuant to this Agreement, any of the
Ancillary Agreements or the Evercore Organizational Documents. 
 “Person” means any individual, corporation,
limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,

  

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unincorporated organization, Governmental Entity or any agency or political subdivisions thereof or any group comprised of two or more of the foregoing. 
 “Portfolio Investment” has the meaning assigned to such term in the respective Amended Trilantic GP Partnership
Agreements. 
 “Redemption Price” means $16,500,000. 
 “Representatives” means members, officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, consultants, accountants, counsel or
advisors of such party, including affiliates of such members, officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, consultants, accountants, counsel or advisors. 
 “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency the administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and other federal securities Laws. 

“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. 
 “Self-Regulatory Organization” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, each national
securities exchange in the United States and each other commission, board, agency or body, whether United States or foreign, that is charged with the supervision or regulation of brokers, dealers, securities underwriters or traders, stock exchanges,
commodity exchanges, investment companies or investment advisers, banks or any other entities conducting business similar thereto. 
 “Sharing Percentage” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
 “Strategic Alliance Agreement” means the Strategic Alliance Agreement by and among the Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic Capital Management, Trilantic Capital Partners Executive LLC,
Trilantic Capital Partners Associates MGP IV LLC, TCP Holdco, Evercore and Evercore LP, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G. 
 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to a party, any corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other entity in which such party (or another Subsidiary of such party) holds
stock or other ownership interests representing (A) more than 50% of the voting power of all outstanding stock or ownership interests of such entity, (B) the right to receive more than 50% of the net assets of such entity available for
distribution to the holders of outstanding stock or ownership interests upon a liquidation or dissolution of such entity or (C) a general or managing partnership interest or similar position in such entity. 
 “Tax” or “Taxes” means, with respect to any entity, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges,
fees, levies or other assessments, including, without limitation, income, gross receipts, real or personal property, sales, use, license, profits, estimated, severance, occupation, production, capital gains, capital stock, goods and services,
environmental, stamp, value added, franchise, employment, payroll, withholding, alternative or add-on minimum,

  

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transfer or excise taxes, or any other tax, custom, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or penalty, addition to tax or
additional amount, imposed by any taxing authority (domestic or foreign) on such entity or for which such entity is responsible. 
 “Tax Returns” means all returns, declarations, reports, estimates, information returns, statements and other documents required to be filed with a Governmental Entity in respect of Taxes. 
 “TCP Holdco” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble. 
 “TCP Holdco Partnership Agreement” means the Limited Partnership Agreement of TCP Holdco dated as of the date hereof.

 “TCP Holdco Class B Interests” means the Class B Interests of TCP Holdco, which Class B Interests shall
have the rights, preferences and terms contained in the TCP Holdco Partnership Agreement. 
 “TCP Holdco Class C
Interests” means the Class C Interests of TCP Holdco, which Class C Interests shall have the rights, preferences and terms contained in the TCP Holdco Partnership Agreement. 
 “TCP Holdco Class E Interests” means the Class E Interests of TCP Holdco, which Class E Interests shall have the rights,
preferences and terms contained in the TCP Holdco Partnership Agreement. 
 “TCP Holdco Transactions” means,
collectively, the transactions described in Section 2.3(a) hereof. 
 “Transactions” means the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. 
 “Treasury Regulations” means the Treasury
Regulations (including Temporary Regulations) promulgated by the United States Department of Treasury with respect to the Code. 
 “Trilantic Adverse Determination Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Strategic Alliance Agreement. 
 “Trilantic Capital Management” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble. 
 “Trilantic Capital Management LLC Agreement” means the limited liability company agreement of Trilantic Capital Management dated as of April 10, 2009. 
 “Trilantic Disclosure Schedule” means that certain schedule of even date herewith, delivered by the Trilantic Parties to
the Evercore Parties concurrently with the execution of this Agreement and attached hereto, which, among other things, will identify

  

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exceptions and other matters with respect to the representations and warranties of the Trilantic Parties contained in certain specific sections and subsections. 
 “Trilantic Entities” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble. 
 “Trilantic Entity Organizational Documents” means the Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements, the Trilantic GP General
Partner LLC Agreement, the Trilantic Capital Management LLC Agreement and the TCP Holdco Partnership Agreement. 
 “Trilantic Fund Partnership Agreements” means the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreements of the Funds, dated as of April 10, 2009, in each case, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance
with this Agreement. 
 “Trilantic Funds” means, collectively, the “Funds” as such term is defined
in each of the Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
 “Trilantic GP Entities” has the meaning assigned to
such term in the preamble. 
 “Trilantic GP General Partner” has the meaning assigned to such term in the
preamble. 
 “Trilantic GP General Partner LLC Agreement” means the limited liability company agreement of
Trilantic GP General Partner dated as of April 10, 2009. 
 “Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements” means
the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Trilantic IV GP, the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Trilantic IV Parallel GP and Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Trilantic IV
AIV GP, each dated as of September 15, 2009 and effective as of April 10, 2009. 
 “Trilantic GP Class A
Interests” means, with respect to each Trilantic GP Entity, the Class A Interests in such Trilantic GP Entity, which Class A Interests shall have the rights, preferences and terms contained in the respective Amended Trilantic GP
Partnership Agreements. 
 “Trilantic GP Class B Interests” means, with respect to each Trilantic GP Entity,
the Class B Interests in such Trilantic GP Entity, which Class B Interests shall have the rights, preferences and terms contained in the respective Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
 “Trilantic GP Class C Interests” means, with respect to each Trilantic GP Entity, the Class C Interests in such Trilantic
GP Entity, which Class C Interests shall have the rights, preferences and terms contained in the respective Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
 “Trilantic GP Interests” means, collectively, the Trilantic GP Class A Interests, Trilantic GP Class B Interests and Trilantic GP Class C Interests. 
  

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 “Trilantic GP Restructuring” means, collectively, the transactions
described in Section 2.1 hereof. 
 “Trilantic IV AIV GP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the
preamble. 
 “Trilantic IV GP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble. 
 “Trilantic IV Parallel GP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble. 
 “Trilantic Participating GP Interest Holders” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble. 
 “Trilantic Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble. 
 “Trilantic Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of the Trilantic Parties; provided that (i) none of the Trilantic
Funds shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of any Trilantic Party, (ii) no portfolio company of any Trilantic Fund described in the foregoing clause (i) shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of any Trilantic Party and (iii) no special
purpose entity formed by the Trilantic Parties or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with an investment in a portfolio company of any Trilantic Fund shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of any Trilantic Party. 
 1.2 Terms Defined in Other Sections . The following terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement in the following Sections:

  

			
	 Class A Common Stock
	  	 5.2(b)(i)

	 Class B Common Stock
	  	 5.2(b)(i)

	 Closing
	  	 3.1

	 Closing Date
	  	 3.1

	 Confidential Information
	  	 10.2(a)

	 Covered Evercore Persons
	  	 9.1

	 Covered Trilantic Persons
	  	 9.1

	 Damages
	  	 9.1

	 Disclosing Party
	  	 10.2(a)

	 Evercore Material Contract
	  	 5.13(a)

	 FCPA
	  	 4.17

	 GAAP
	  	 5.9(b)

	 Material Contract
	  	 4.14(a)

	 Offering Materials
	  	 4.13(h)

	 Permits
	  	 4.10

	 Preferred Stock
	  	 5.2(b)(i)

	 Receiving Party
	  	 10.2(a)

	 Redemption Right
	  	 6.1

	 Redemption Right Notice
	  	 6.1

	 Reinet
	  	 2.1(d)

	 Restricted Stock
	  	 5.2(b)(i)

  

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	 RSUs
	  	5.2(b)(i)
	 SEC Reports
	  	5.9(a)
	 Transaction Documents
	  	4.5(a)
	 Trilantic Non-Participating GP Interest Holders
	  	2.1(c)
	 USA PATRIOT Act
	  	4.17

 2. THE TRANSACTIONS. 
 2.1 Amendment of the Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements and Issuance of the Trilantic GP Interests. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, on or before the Closing (as defined below in Section 3.1), the Trilantic Parties shall take all actions necessary to: 
 (a) cause the Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements to be amended and restated in their entirety in the form of the respective Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements; 
 (b) issue all of the Trilantic GP Class A Interests and all of the Trilantic GP Class B Interests to the Trilantic Participating GP
Interest Holders in the percentages set forth on Exhibit A in a recapitalization of all interests in the Trilantic GP Entities held by such Trilantic Participating GP Interest Holders immediately prior to such issuance (subject to adjustment upon
allocation of the unallocated carried interest points set forth on Exhibit B); 
 (c) issue all of the Trilantic GP Class C
Interests to the individuals listed on Exhibit B, which constitute all of the holders of interests in the Trilantic GP Entities other than the Trilantic Participating GP Interest Holders and Reinet (as defined below) (collectively, the
“Trilantic Non-Participating GP Interest Holders”), which Trilantic GP Class C Interests represent the carried interest points set forth on Exhibit B in a recapitalization of all interests in the Trilantic GP Entities held by such
Trilantic Non-Participating GP Interest Holders immediately prior to such issuance (subject to adjustment upon allocation of the unallocated carried interest points set forth on Exhibit B); and 
 (d) issue all of the Trilantic GP Class D Interests to Reinet Investments S.C.A. (“Reinet”) in a recapitalization of all
interests in the Trilantic GP Entities held by Reinet immediately prior to such issuance. 
 2.2 Amendment of the Evercore
Partnership Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on or before the Closing (as defined below in Section 3.1), the Evercore Parties shall take all actions necessary to cause the Evercore Partnership Agreement to
be amended in the form of the Evercore Partnership Agreement Amendment. 
 2.3 Contribution and Exchange. Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing: 
 (a) The Trilantic Parties shall take all actions necessary to cause
the Trilantic Participating GP Interest Holders to contribute, convey, assign and otherwise transfer to TCP Holdco all of the Trilantic GP Class A Interests and Trilantic GP Class B Interests, and in

  

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exchange therefor, TCP Holdco to issue to the Trilantic Participating GP Interest Holders all of the TCP Holdco Class B Interests and all of the TCP Holdco Class E Interests. 
 (b) Immediately thereafter, the Trilantic Parties shall cause TCP Holdco to contribute, convey, assign and otherwise transfer to Evercore
East all of the Trilantic GP Class A Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than any Encumbrance that is pursuant to state or federal securities Law or is pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements) and admit
Evercore East as a limited partner in accordance with the requirements of each Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreement, and in exchange therefor, the Evercore Parties shall cause Evercore LP to issue to TCP Holdco 500,000 Class B-4 Units, free
and clear of all Encumbrances (other than any Encumbrance that is pursuant to state or federal securities Law or is pursuant to this Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or the Evercore Organizational Documents) and upon the issuance of such
Class B-4 Units, TCP Holdco shall be admitted as a limited partner of Evercore LP. 
 3. CLOSING. 
 3.1 The Closing. 
 The Closing will take place at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017, at 10:00 a.m. New York Time on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”), such time and place being
referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing”. 
 3.2 Deliveries by Trilantic Parties. 
 At the Closing, the Trilantic Parties shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Evercore Parties: 
 (a) this Agreement, duly executed by each of the Trilantic Parties which is a party thereto; 
 (b) the Amended Evercore Partnership Agreement, duly executed by TCP Holdco; 
 (c) each of the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements, duly executed by the Trilantic GP General Partner and each of the limited
partners thereof; 
 (d) the Strategic Alliance Agreement, duly executed by each of the Trilantic Parties which is a party
thereto; and 
 (e) a copy of the duly executed TCP Holdco Partnership Agreement in effect as of the date of this Agreement.

 3.3 Deliveries by the Evercore Parties. 
 At the Closing, the Evercore Parties shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Trilantic Parties: 
 (a) this Agreement, duly executed by each of the Evercore Parties which is a party thereto; 
  

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 (b) the Amended Evercore Partnership Agreement, duly executed by Evercore; 
 (c) each of the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements, duly executed by Evercore LP; and 
 (d) the Strategic Alliance Agreement, duly executed by each of the Evercore Parties which is a party thereto. 
 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TRILANTIC PARTIES. 
 Each of the Trilantic Parties, jointly and severally, hereby represents and warrants to the Evercore Parties as follows, except as set forth
in the correspondingly numbered section of the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule or as set forth in and any other section of the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule where it is reasonably apparent that such disclosure applies: 
 4.1 Organization and Qualification. 
 (a) Each of the Trilantic GP Entities is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the Trilantic GP Entities has full
limited partnership power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted by it, in each case, in all material respects. Each of the Trilantic GP Entities is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign limited partnership and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties and assets owned or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements is in full force and effect, and none of the Trilantic Parties or any other party
thereto is in violation in any material respect of any provisions of the applicable Trilantic GP Partnership Agreement. As of and immediately following the Closing, each of the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements will have been duly and
validly authorized and adopted and will be in full force and effect, and none of the Trilantic Parties or any other party thereto will be in violation in any material respect of any provisions of the applicable Amended Trilantic GP Partnership
Agreement. 
 (b) Each of Trilantic GP General Partner and Trilantic Capital Management is a limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Each of Trilantic GP General Partner and Trilantic Capital Management has full limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted by it, in each case, in all material respects. Each of Trilantic GP General Partner and Trilantic Capital Management is duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited
liability company and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties and assets owned or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification

  

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necessary, except where the failure to so qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Trilantic GP General Partner LLC Agreement and the Trilantic
Capital Management LLC Agreement is in full force and effect, and none of the Trilantic Parties or any other party thereto is in violation in any material respect of any provisions of the Trilantic GP General Partner LLC Agreement or the Trilantic
Capital Management LLC Agreement, as applicable. 
 (c) TCP Holdco is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. TCP Holdco has full limited partnership power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted by it, in each case,
in all material respects. The TCP Holdco Partnership Agreement is in full force and effect, and none of the Trilantic Parties or any other party thereto is in violation in any material respect of any provisions of the TCP Holdco Partnership
Agreement. 
 (d) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of the Trilantic
Funds is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization; (ii) each of the Trilantic Funds has full power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to
own, lease and operate all of its properties and assets, and has all material governmental licenses and qualifications required to carry on its business as now conducted or by the character or location of the properties and assets now owned, leased
or operated by it; and (iii) all of the outstanding Fund Interests are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. 
 4.2 Capitalization. 
 (a) Section 4.2(a) of the Trilantic Disclosure
Schedule sets forth the total number and type of all of the issued and outstanding interests in each of the Trilantic GP Entities immediately prior to the Trilantic GP Restructuring. All of the interests in each of the Trilantic GP Entities issued
and outstanding prior to and following the Trilantic GP Restructuring have been duly and validly authorized and validly issued and were not issued in violation of any preemptive, subscription or other right (contingent or otherwise) or other similar
rights of any other Person to purchase or acquire any partnership units of such Trilantic GP Entity. The issued and outstanding interests in each of the Trilantic GP Entities are, and have always been, uncertificated. 
 (b) Except (i) as set forth in the first sentence of Section 4.2(a) above as of immediately prior to the Trilantic GP
Restructuring, (ii) for the Trilantic GP Interests following the Trilantic GP Restructuring or (iii) pursuant to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements, as of the date of this Agreement,
(A) there are no outstanding or authorized interests, partnership units or other voting securities of any Trilantic GP Entity or securities convertible or exchangeable into partnership units or other voting securities of any Trilantic GP
Entity, (B) none of the Trilantic GP Entities has issued or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible or exchangeable securities, rights, commitments or agreements of any character providing for the
issuance or disposition of any interests, partnership units or other voting securities of such Trilantic GP Entity, and (C) there are no outstanding obligations of any Trilantic GP Entity to repurchase,

  

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redeem or otherwise acquire any partnership units or other voting securities (or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire any partnership units or other voting securities) of such
Trilantic GP Entity. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements, there are no unitholder, voting or other agreements relating to the rights and obligations of any of the partners of
any Trilantic GP Entity. 
 4.3 Subsidiaries. 
 (a) Section 4.3(a) of the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule sets forth each material Trilantic Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of
incorporation and the percentage of economic and voting rights in such Trilantic Subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by each Trilantic GP Entity. Each Trilantic Subsidiary (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) has full corporate, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as
presently conducted by it and (iii) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties and
assets owned or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (b) Each of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each of the Trilantic Subsidiaries has been duly and
validly authorized and issued and, to the extent applicable, is fully paid and non-assessable and was not issued in violation of, or subject to, any preemptive, subscription or other right (contingent or otherwise) or other similar rights of any
other Person to purchase or acquire any capital stock or other equity interest of such Trilantic Subsidiary, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 4.4 Title and Valid Issuance. As of the Closing, immediately following the TCP Holdco Transactions, TCP Holdco will have good and
valid title to all of the Trilantic GP Class A Interests free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than any Encumbrance that is pursuant to state or federal securities Law or is pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements),
and, as of the Closing, all of the Trilantic GP Class A Interests (a) will be duly authorized and validly issued, (b) will be delivered to Evercore East free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than any Encumbrance that is pursuant
to state or federal securities Law or is pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements), and (c) will not be issued in violation of, or subject to, any preemptive, subscription or other similar rights of any other Person or in
violation of any provision of the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
 4.5 Power and Authority; Due
Authorization. 
 (a) Each of the Trilantic Parties has the requisite power, authority and legal right to execute and
deliver this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements (together, the “Transaction Documents”) to which such Trilantic Party is a party and to perform the obligations of such Trilantic Party hereunder and thereunder and to
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 (b) The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Trilantic Parties of each of the
Transaction Documents to which such Trilantic Party is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions by each of the Trilantic Parties, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Trilantic Party. The Transaction
Documents, when executed and delivered by such Trilantic Party, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the Evercore Parties and the other parties hereto and thereto (other than the Trilantic Parties), will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of such Trilantic Party, enforceable against such Trilantic Party in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Laws
of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 
 4.6 Consents and Approvals. Except as set forth in Section 4.6 of the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery
by the Trilantic Parties of the Transaction Documents do not, and the performance of their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the Transactions by each of the Trilantic Parties will not, require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity or other third party, except where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications,
would not reasonably be expected to (i) have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions, or (iii) otherwise prevent or materially delay performance by any Trilantic Party of any of its
or his material obligations under the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the Transactions by any of the Trilantic Parties. 
 4.7 Non-Contravention. Neither the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Trilantic Parties nor the performance by the Trilantic Parties of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder nor the
consummation by the Trilantic Parties of the Transactions, will result in (a) a violation of or a conflict with any provision of the Trilantic Entity Organizational Documents, (b) a breach or violation of, or a default under (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both), any term or provision of, or any right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration arising under, any Contract to which any Trilantic Party is a party or is subject or by which any of their
respective properties or assets are bound, (c) a violation by any Trilantic Party of any Law or Order applicable to any Trilantic Party or any of its or his properties or assets, as applicable, or (d) the imposition of any Encumbrance
(other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any such business, properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (b), (c) and (d), for those breaches, defaults, rights, violations or impositions which would not reasonably be expected to
(i) have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions or (iii) otherwise prevent or materially delay performance by any Trilantic Party of any of its or his material obligations under
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. 
 4.8 Financial Statements. 
 (a) Section 4.8(a) of the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule correctly and completely sets out the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and
related consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows of the Trilantic GP Entities for the year ended on December 31, 2008, together with the notes to such financial statements (the “Unaudited

  

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Financial Statements”). The Unaudited Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved and present fairly the
consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Trilantic GP Entities and their respective Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods. 
 (b) Except (i) as fully and fairly disclosed in the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule, (ii) for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the business of the
Trilantic GP Entities since December 31, 2008, or (iii) for undisclosed liabilities which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there is no liability or obligation of any
kind, whether accrued, absolute, fixed or contingent that is required to be disclosed on a consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, of any of the Trilantic Funds and/or any of the Trilantic GP Entities at Closing that is not
reflected or adequately reserved against in the Unaudited Financial Statements or the notes thereto. 
 (c) When delivered in
accordance with Section 6.8, the 2009 Financial Statements will be complete and correct in all respects and will have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved and fairly present in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of the Trilantic GP Entities as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows, as applicable, for the period then ended and the 2009 Financial Statements will not reflect
any material adverse change in the financial position of the Trilantic GP Entities from the Unaudited Financial Statements. 
 4.9 Legal Proceedings. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Trilantic Parties, threatened against any of the Trilantic Parties or any of
the Trilantic Funds and there are no settlement agreements or similar written agreements with any Governmental Entity and there are no outstanding judgments, stipulations, writs, awards, decrees, injunctions or orders of any Governmental Entity to
which any of the Trilantic Parties or any of the Trilantic Funds is subject or by which any of their respective assets or properties is bound or affected. 
 4.10 Compliance with Laws; Permits and Licenses. The operations of the Trilantic Parties and the Trilantic Funds are being and, since January 1, 2007, have been, conducted in compliance in all
respects with all applicable Laws, in each case, except for such violations and non-compliance as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Trilantic Parties and the Trilantic Funds holds all permits,
certificates, licenses, approvals, orders and other authorizations (“Permits”) of each Governmental Entity which are necessary for the business and operations of the Trilantic Parties and the Trilantic Funds, except where the failure to
hold such Permits would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Section 4.10 of the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(a) such Permits are valid and in full force and effect, (b) none of the Trilantic Parties or the Trilantic Funds is in default under, and no condition exists that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any
such Permits and (c) none of such Permits will be terminated or impaired or become terminable, in whole or in part, as a result of the Transactions. Except as set forth in Section 4.10 of the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule or as would not
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written or, to the knowledge of the Trilantic Parties and the Trilantic Funds, oral notification from any Governmental Entity asserting that such Governmental Entity intends to revoke or suspend
any Permit necessary for the operation of the business and operations of the Trilantic Parties and the Trilantic Funds. 
 4.11
Absence of Certain Adverse Changes or Events. 
 (a) To the knowledge of the Trilantic Parties, since December 31,
2008, there has occurred no Material Adverse Effect. 
 (b) Since December 31, 2008, except as otherwise contemplated
herein or disclosed in Section 4.11 of the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule, the Trilantic Parties and Trilantic Funds have operated their respective business, including without limitation the distribution of proceeds and the investment advisory
services pursuant to which any Trilantic Party receive management fees, only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and there has not been: 
 (i) any material change to the Trilantic Entity Organizational Documents; 
 (ii) any payment of any carried interest, return of capital or other proceeds payable to the any of the Trilantic Parties whether by the Trilantic Funds or otherwise; or 
 (iii) any agreement, commitment or resolution to do, or agree or commit to do, any of the foregoing. 
 4.12 Tax Matters. 
 (a) Each of the Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic Capital Management and the Trilantic Funds has timely filed when due all material Tax Returns required to be filed in accordance with all applicable Laws. All such Tax Returns are complete
and accurate in all material respects. 
 (b) All material Taxes (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) due and payable by
the Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic Capital Management and the Trilantic Funds or for which any of the Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic Capital Management or the Trilantic Funds may be liable as a general partner or otherwise have been timely paid
or, in the case of Taxes not yet due and payable, accrued and reserved against and entered on the books of the applicable party. 
 (c) There are no liens for Taxes upon the assets of the Trilantic GP Entities or Trilantic Capital Management, except for Taxes not yet due and payable. 
 (d) All material Taxes which the Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic Capital Management or the Trilantic Funds are required by applicable Laws to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld
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Governmental Entity or accrued, reserved against and entered properly on the books of the applicable party. 
 (e) Each Trilantic GP Entity has been treated as either a partnership or a disregarded entity for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes from their inception, and the Trilantic GP Entities have
never been classified (or elected to be classified) or taxed as corporations for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes. 
 (f) The Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic Capital Management and the Trilantic Funds have no Tax indemnity arrangements (other than (x) this Agreement, (y) the Tax distribution and related provisions of the Trilantic GP Partnership
Agreements, Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements, limited partnership agreements of the Trilantic Funds, and the limited liability company agreement of Trilantic Capital Management, and (z) any agreements related to the purchase and sale
of portfolio companies or other investments by the Trilantic Funds) or any agreement or arrangement with any other Person regarding the filing of Tax Returns (other than the limited liability company agreement of Trilantic Capital Partners Executive
LLC) or relating to the sharing of Tax benefits or liabilities, and none of the Trilantic GP Entities, the Trilantic Funds or Trilantic Capital Management have ever been subject to any transferee or successor liabilities by contract or otherwise.

 (g) There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim, now pending or threatened in writing against or
with respect to any of the Trilantic GP Entities or Trilantic Capital Management in respect of any Tax. No assessment of Tax has been proposed in writing against the Trilantic GP Entities or Trilantic Capital Management. 
 (h) The Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic Capital Management and the Trilantic Funds have never participated in and have no liability or
obligation with respect to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any similar designation under applicable state, local, or foreign Laws). 
 (i) No claim in writing has ever been made by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where none of the Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic
Capital Management or the Trilantic Funds files Tax Returns asserting that any of the Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic Capital Management or the Trilantic Funds is or may be subject to Taxes assessed by such jurisdiction. 
 (j) Each of the Trilantic GP Entities, Trilantic Capital Management and Trilantic GP General Partner are “United States persons”
as defined in Section 7701 of the Code. 
 (k) There are no outstanding agreements, waivers or arrangements extending the
statutory period of limitation applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment of, Taxes due from or with respect to the Trilantic GP Entities or Trilantic Capital Management for any taxable period. 
 4.13 Trilantic Funds. 
 (a) To the knowledge of the Trilantic Parties, each of the Trilantic Funds and the Trilantic GP Entities have complied in all material respects with all legal and regulatory requirements relating to money
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procedures and procedures for detecting and identifying money laundering or other criminal activity and/or detecting, identifying and reporting suspicions of money laundering or other criminal
activity to the appropriate regulators. 
 (b) Except for the Trilantic Funds, there is no other onshore or offshore investment
fund or other pooled investment vehicle (i) for which any Trilantic Party or any of the Trilantic Subsidiaries serves as a trading manager, investment advisor or in a similar capacity pursuant to a management agreement, investment advisory
agreement or otherwise (whether such entity is providing investment management, trading management or investment advisory services directly to such fund or vehicle, such fund or vehicle’s general partner, or an Affiliate of such fund or
vehicle’s general partner) or (ii) in which any Trilantic Party or any of the Trilantic Subsidiaries has a general partnership or managing member (or equivalent) interest. 
 (c) No circumstances are subsisting which would trigger a compulsory redemption, right to remove any of the Trilantic GP Entities or right
to cancel any capital commitments in respect of any of the Trilantic Funds. 
 (d) Except as set forth in the Strategic
Alliance Agreement, none of the Trilantic GP Entities has agreed to waive the payment of or accepted a reduced management fee, subscription fee or early redemption fee in respect of any of the Trilantic Funds. 
 (e) None of the Trilantic GP Entities has delegated to any person performance of any of its services to or in respect of any of the
Trilantic Funds. 
 (f) None of the Trilantic GP Entities nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has received any fees,
commissions or financial benefits (directly or indirectly) from or in respect of or in connection with the Trilantic Funds, except in accordance with the Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements. 
 (g) None of the Trilantic GP Entities is party to any agreement or arrangement under which it receives any rebate or commission payable to
a broker, or other financial inducement to direct business or otherwise. In addition, none of the Trilantic GP Entities or any of its Affiliates is party to any directed commission agreement under which it directs a person to pay sums out of
commissions to a third party or customer of such Trilantic GP Entity. 
 (h) Copies of the current private placement memorandum
or other offering document of each of the Trilantic Funds and any appendices and exhibits thereto and any supplements or amendments thereto (such memorandum or other offering document, together with any such appendices, exhibits, supplements and
amendments thereto, the “Offering Materials”) have been made available to the Evercore Parties. The Offering Materials of each Trilantic Fund complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws, and did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each such case at all
such times as any such Offering Materials were delivered to investors or potential investors in such Trilantic Fund. Since their initial offering, the limited partnership interests of each of the Trilantic Funds (as applicable)

  

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have been offered for sale pursuant to, and in compliance with, a private placement or similar exemption from registration under the securities Laws of each jurisdiction in which they have been
sold or offered for sale and in all cases, without any public offering. 
 4.14 Material Agreements. 
 (a) Section 4.14(a) of the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, the following Contracts to which any of
the Trilantic Parties or Trilantic Funds is a party or by which any of their assets or properties are bound as of the date of this Agreement (each, a “Material Contract”): 
 (i) any investment advisory Contract; 
 (ii) any Contract involving investment management services for any Trilantic Fund (other than investment advisory
Contracts); 
 (iii) any Contract (other than the Trilantic Entity Organizational Documents) between any
Trilantic Party and any member or employee of any Trilantic Party, containing covenants of such member or employee (A) not to compete with any Trilantic Party or Trilantic Fund, (B) not to solicit or hire employees of any Trilantic Party
or Trilantic Fund, (C) regarding rights to or the assignment of intellectual property or relating to the ownership of any work product of such Person or (D) restricting the disclosure of information with respect to the business and
operations of the Trilantic Parties or the Trilantic Funds; 
 (iv) any Contract by which a Trilantic Party has
agreed to cap its fees, share its fees or other payments, share its expenses, waive its fees or to reimburse or assume any or all of its fees or expenses thereunder; 
 (v) any Contract that contains a “clawback” or similar undertaking requiring the contribution, reimbursement or
refund by a Trilantic Party or partner or member of a Trilantic Entity of any prior distribution, return of capital or fees (whether performance based or otherwise) paid to the Trilantic Parties; 
 (vi) any Contract requiring any Trilantic Party or any of its Affiliates (A) to co-invest with any other Person;
(B) to provide seed capital or similar investment or (C) to invest in any investment product (including, without limitation, any such Contract requiring additional or “follow-on” capital contributions to any Fund); 
 (vii) any Contract that contains key person provisions pertaining to employees of a Trilantic Party; 
 (b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Material Contract is valid and binding on
the applicable Trilantic Party or Trilantic Fund and, to the knowledge of the Trilantic Parties, the counterparties to such Material Contract, and is in full force and effect (except to the extent that any Material Contract expires in accordance
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to date under each Material Contract, (iii) no event or condition exists which constitutes, or after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute, a default on the part of any Trilantic
Party or any of the Trilantic Subsidiaries under any Material Contract and (iv) to the knowledge of the Trilantic Parties, no other party to any Material Contract is in default in any respect thereunder, nor, to the knowledge of the Trilantic
Parties, does any condition exist that with notice or lapse of time or both would reasonably be expected to constitute a default. 
 4.15 Transactions with Interested Persons. Except as set forth in Section 4.15 of the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule and except for the Trilantic Entity Organizational Documents and investment documentation related to any
portfolio company in which more than one Trilantic Fund is invested, none of the Trilantic Parties nor any of their Affiliates, nor any of the Trilantic Funds has been a party to any material transaction or material Contract with any other Trilantic
Party, any of their Affiliates, any Trilantic Fund, any other member of the board of managers, any current or former member, partner, officer or employee of any Trilantic Party, any of the respective immediate family members of any of the foregoing
Persons, or any of the respective Affiliates of any of the foregoing Persons, and, to the knowledge of the Trilantic Parties, none of the foregoing Persons owns, directly or indirectly on an individual or joint basis, any interest (excluding passive
investments in the shares of any enterprise which are publicly traded, provided such Person’s holdings therein, together with any holdings of such Person’s Affiliates and immediate family members, are less than five percent (5.0%) of
the outstanding shares or comparable interest in such entity in the aggregate) in, or serves as an employee, independent contractor, officer, director, member, partner, or in another similar capacity of, any competitor or investor of any Trilantic
Party, Trilantic Fund or any other Person which has a material Contract with any Trilantic Party or its Affiliates or any Trilantic Fund. 
 4.16 Purchase for Investment; Purchaser Experience. The Trilantic Parties acknowledge that the Class B-4 Units have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities Laws
and are being offered and sold in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and all such Laws. TCP Holdco (i) is acquiring the Class B-4 Units solely for investment for its own account and not with a view
to the distribution of any of the Class B-4 Units to any Person, (ii) will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Class B-4 Units, except in compliance with (A) the registration requirements or exemption provisions of the Securities
Act, (B) any other applicable securities Laws and (C) the Transaction Documents and (iii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits
and risks of its investment in the Class B-4 Units and of making an informed investment decision. TCP Holdco is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. TCP Holdco is able to
bear the economic risk of the investment in the Class B-4 Units and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, and knowledge of the business of Evercore, Evercore LP and the Evercore Subsidiaries as to be capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of a prospective investment. TCP Holdco acknowledges that it has received or been given access to financial information and other documents and records necessary to make a well-informed investment decision and has had
an opportunity to discuss the business, management and financial affairs of Evercore, Evercore LP and the Evercore Subsidiaries with management of such entities. 
  

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 4.17 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; USA PATRIOT Act. None of the Trilantic Parties or
Trilantic Funds nor, to the knowledge of the Trilantic Parties, any of their respective directors, officers, agents, representatives, employees or Affiliates is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a
violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”) or the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and
Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA PATRIOT Act”), including, without limitation, taking any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving of money, property, gift or
anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or to any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office. The Trilantic Parties and
Trilantic Funds and, to the knowledge of the Trilantic Parties and Trilantic Funds, their respective affiliates, have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to
ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith. 
 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF EVERCORE PARTIES. 
 Each of the Evercore Parties, jointly and severally, hereby represents and warrants to
the Trilantic Parties as follows, except (i) as set forth in the correspondingly numbered section of the Evercore Disclosure Schedule or as set forth in and any other section of the Evercore Disclosure Schedule where it is reasonably apparent
that such disclosure applies and (ii) as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed during the one-year period prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any risk factor disclosures contained in such documents under the heading “Risk
Factors” and any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or other statements that are similarly non-specific or are predictive or forward-looking in nature): 
 5.1 Organization and Qualification. 
 (a) Evercore LP is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Evercore LP has full limited partnership power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted by it, in each case, in all material respects. Evercore LP is duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited partnership and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties and assets owned or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to qualify would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Evercore Partnership Agreement is in full force and effect, and none of the Evercore Parties or the other parties thereto is in violation in any material respect of any provisions of the Evercore
Partnership Agreement. As of and immediately following the Closing, the Amended Evercore Partnership Agreement will have been duly and validly authorized and adopted and will be in full force and effect, and none of the Evercore Parties or the other
parties thereto will be in violation in any material respect of any provisions of the Amended Evercore Partnership Agreement. 
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authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted by it, in each case, in all material respects. Evercore is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties and assets owned or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Evercore Organizational Documents are in full force and effect, and none of the Evercore Parties or the other parties thereto is in violation
in any material respect of any provisions of the Evercore Organizational Documents. 
 (c) Evercore East is a limited liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Evercore East has full limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its
businesses as presently conducted by it, in each case, in all material respects. The limited liability company agreement of Evercore East is in full force and effect, and none of the Evercore Parties or any other party thereto is in violation in any
material respect of any provisions of the Evercore East LLC Agreement. 
 5.2 Capitalization. 
 (a) Capitalization of Evercore LP. 
 (i) Section 5.2(a)(i) of the Evercore Disclosure Schedule sets forth the total outstanding partnership interests in Evercore LP. All of the partnership units issued and outstanding prior to and
following the Evercore LP Transactions have been duly and validly authorized and validly issued and were not issued in violation of any preemptive, subscription or other right (contingent or otherwise) or other similar rights of any other Person to
purchase or acquire any partnership units of Evercore LP. The issued and outstanding partnership units of Evercore LP are, and always have been, uncertificated. 
 (ii) Except (x) for the partnership units of Evercore LP outstanding immediately prior to the Transactions and the
Class B-4 Units to be issued pursuant to this Agreement and (y) pursuant to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Evercore Partnership Agreement or the Evercore Organizational Documents, as of the date of this Agreement, (A) there
are no outstanding or authorized partnership units or other voting securities of Evercore LP or securities convertible or exchangeable into partnership units or other voting securities of Evercore LP, (B) Evercore LP has not issued and is not
bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible or exchangeable securities, rights, commitments or agreements of any character providing for the issuance or disposition of any partnership units or other voting
securities of Evercore LP, and (C) there are no outstanding obligations of Evercore LP to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any partnership units or other voting securities (or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire any
partnership units or other voting securities) of Evercore LP. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Evercore Partnership Agreement and the

  

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Evercore Organizational Documents, there are no unitholder, voting or other agreements relating to the rights and obligations of any of the partners of Evercore LP. 
 (b) Capitalization of Evercore. 
 (i) The authorized capital stock of Evercore consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value, $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), (ii) 1,000,000,000 shares
of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”). As of
January 29, 2010, (A) no shares of Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (B) 17,375,156 shares of Class A Common Stock (including shares of Class A Common Stock subject to vesting or other lapse restrictions
(“Restricted Stock”)) were issued and outstanding, (C) 55 shares of Class B Common Stock were issued and outstanding, and (D) 7,996,992 shares of Class A Common Stock were reserved pursuant to the terms of restricted
stock units entitling the holder thereof to shares of Class A Common Stock (“RSUs”). From the close of business on January 29, 2010 until the date of this Agreement, other than pursuant to this Agreement, no shares of
Preferred Stock, Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock have been issued, except for shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to the terms of RSUs, and no options or RSUs have been granted. All the issued and outstanding shares
of capital stock of Evercore have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of, or subject to, any preemptive, subscription or other right (contingent or otherwise) or other
similar rights of any other Person to purchase or acquire any capital stock of Evercore. The issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Evercore are, and always have been, uncertificated. 
 (ii) Except as set forth in subparagraph (i) above or pursuant to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the
Evercore Partnership Agreement or the Evercore Organizational Documents, as of the date of this Agreement, (A) there are no outstanding or authorized shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Evercore or securities convertible or
exchangeable into shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Evercore, (B) Evercore has not issued and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible or exchangeable securities, rights,
commitments or agreements of any character providing for the issuance or disposition of any shares of capital stock or voting securities of Evercore, and (C) there are no outstanding obligations of Evercore to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any shares of capital stock or voting securities (or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire any shares of capital stock or voting securities) of Evercore. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the
Evercore Partnership Agreement and the Evercore Organizational Documents, there are no stockholder, voting or other agreements relating to the rights and obligations of any of the stockholders of Evercore. 
  

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 5.3 Evercore Subsidiaries. 
 (a) Each Evercore Subsidiary (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
organization, (ii) has full corporate, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as presently conducted by it and
(iii) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties and assets owned or operated by it
or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (b) Each of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each of the Evercore Subsidiaries has been duly and
validly authorized and issued and, to the extent applicable, is fully paid and non-assessable and was not issued in violation of, or subject to, any preemptive, subscription or other right (contingent or otherwise) or other similar rights of any
other Person to purchase or acquire any capital stock or other equity interest of such Evercore Subsidiary, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 5.4 Valid Issuance of Class B-4 Units. As of the Closing Date, all of the Class B-4 Units issued by Evercore LP pursuant to this
Agreement, when paid for and issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Amended Evercore Partnership Agreement, (a) will be duly authorized and validly issued, (b) will be delivered to TCP Holdco free and clear of all
Encumbrances (other than any Encumbrance that is pursuant to state or federal securities Law or is pursuant to this Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or the Evercore Organizational Documents), and (c) will not be issued in violation
of, or subject to, any preemptive, subscription or other similar rights of any other Person or in violation of any provision of the Amended Evercore Partnership Agreement. 
 5.5 Power and Authority; Due Authorization. 
 (a) Each of the Evercore Parties has the requisite power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and perform its obligations hereunder
and thereunder and to carry out the Transactions. 
 (b) The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Evercore
Parties of each of the Transaction Documents to which such Evercore Party is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions by each of the Evercore Parties, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Evercore Party. The
Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by such Evercore Party, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the Trilantic Parties and the other parties hereto and thereto (other than the Evercore
Parties), will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of such Evercore Party, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Laws of
general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 
  

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 5.6 Consents and Approvals. The execution and delivery by the Evercore Parties of the
Transaction Documents do not, and the performance by the Evercore Parties of their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation of the Transactions by each of the Evercore Parties, will not, require any consent, approval,
authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity or other third party, except where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not
reasonably be expected to (i) have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions or (iii) otherwise prevent or materially delay performance by any Evercore Party of any of its material
obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents or the consummation of the Transactions by any of the Evercore Parties. 
 5.7 Non-Contravention. Neither the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Evercore Parties nor the performance by the Evercore Parties of their respective
obligations hereunder or thereunder nor the consummation by the Evercore Parties of the Transactions, will result in (a) a violation of or a conflict with any provision of the Evercore Partnership Agreement or the Evercore Organizational
Documents, (b) a breach or violation of, or a default under (with or without notice or lapse of time or both), any term or provision of, or any right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration arising under, any Contract to
which any Evercore Party is a party or is subject or by which any of their respective properties or assets are bound, (c) a violation by it of any Law or Order applicable to any Evercore Party or any of its properties or assets, or (d) the
imposition of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any such business, properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (b), (c) and (d), for those breaches, defaults, rights, violations or impositions which would not
reasonably be expected to (i) have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions or (iii) otherwise prevent or materially delay performance by any Evercore Party of any of its material
obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. 
 5.8 Purchase for Investment; Purchaser Experience.
The Evercore Parties acknowledge that the Trilantic GP Class A Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities Laws and are being offered and sold in reliance on exemptions from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and all such Laws. Evercore East (i) is acquiring the Trilantic GP Class A Interests solely for investment for its own account and not with a view to the distribution of the Trilantic GP Class A
Interests to any Person, (ii) will not sell or otherwise dispose of the Trilantic GP Class A Interests, except in compliance with (A) the registration requirements or exemption provisions of the Securities Act, (B) any other
applicable securities Laws and (C) the Transaction Documents and (iii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its
investment in the Trilantic GP Class A Interests and of making an informed investment decision. Evercore East is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Evercore East is
able to bear the economic risk of the investment in the Trilantic GP Class A Interests and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, and knowledge of the business of the Trilantic GP Entities and the Trilantic Funds
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financial information and other documents and records necessary to make a well-informed investment decision and has had an opportunity to discuss the business, management and financial affairs of
the Trilantic GP entities and the Trilantic Funds with management of such entities. 
 5.9 SEC Filings; Financial
Statements. 
 (a) Evercore has filed all forms, reports, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with
the SEC since August 16, 2006 (collectively, the “SEC Reports”). Each of the SEC Reports, as amended prior to the date of this Agreement, complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act, each as in effect on the date so filed. None of the SEC Reports contained, when filed as finally amended prior to the date of this Agreement, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated or incorporated by reference therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 
 (b) The audited consolidated financial statements (including any notes thereto) contained in Evercore’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 filed with the SEC (i) were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent
basis throughout the period indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and (ii) each presented fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Evercore as of the date thereof and the
combined/consolidated results of operations, changes in members’ and stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Evercore for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 or December 31, 2008, as applicable, except as otherwise noted
therein. The unaudited consolidated financial statements of Evercore (including any notes thereto) for all interim periods included in Evercore’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC since January 1, 2008 (i) were
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and (ii) each presented fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
Evercore and the combined/consolidated results of operations, changes in members’ and stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Evercore as of and for the periods indicated, as applicable (subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments
which were not and are not expected to be material). 
 (c) Evercore has designed disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) to ensure that material information relating to Evercore, including the consolidated Evercore Subsidiaries, is made known to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of
Evercore by others within those entities. Evercore has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to Evercore’s auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of Evercore (or persons
performing the equivalent functions) (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Evercore’s ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Evercore internal control over financial reporting. 

 

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 (d) Except (i) as fully and fairly disclosed in the Evercore Disclosure Schedule,
(ii) for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since September 30, 2009, and (iii) for undisclosed liabilities which would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect, there is no
liability or obligation of any kind, whether accrued, absolute, fixed or contingent that is required to be disclosed on a consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, of Evercore at Closing that is not reflected or adequately
reserved against in the consolidated financial statements referred to in Section 5.9(b) above or the notes thereto. 
 5.10
Legal Proceedings. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (i) there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Evercore Parties, threatened against any of the Evercore Parties or any Evercore
Subsidiary and (ii) there are no settlement agreements or similar written agreements with any Governmental Entity and there are no outstanding judgments, stipulations, writs, awards, decrees, injunctions or orders of any Governmental Entity to
which any of the Evercore Parties or any of their Subsidiaries is subject or by which any of their respective assets or properties is bound or affected. 
 5.11 Compliance with Laws; Permits and Licenses. The operations of the Evercore Parties and the Evercore Subsidiaries are being and, since January 1, 2007 have been, conducted in compliance in
all respects with all applicable Laws, in each case, except for such violations and non-compliance as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Evercore Parties and the Evercore Subsidiaries holds all permits,
certificates, licenses, approvals, orders and other authorizations (“Permits”) of each Governmental Entity which are necessary for the business and operations of the Evercore Parties and such Evercore Subsidiaries, except where the
failure to hold such Permits would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Section 5.11 of the Evercore Disclosure Schedule or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(i) such Permits are valid and in full force and effect, (ii) none of the Evercore Parties or the Evercore Subsidiaries is in default under, and no condition exists that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default
under, any such Permits and (iii) none of such Permits will be terminated or impaired or become terminable, in whole or in part, as a result of the Transactions. Except as set forth in Section 5.11 of the Evercore Disclosure Schedule or as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Evercore Parties or the Evercore Subsidiaries has received any written or, to the knowledge of the Evercore Parties, oral notification from any Governmental Entity
asserting that such Governmental Entity intends to revoke or suspend any Permit necessary for the operation of the business and operations of the Evercore Parties and the Evercore Subsidiaries. 
 5.12 Absence of Certain Adverse Changes or Events. To the knowledge of the Evercore Parties, since September 30, 2009, there has
occurred no Material Adverse Effect. 
 5.13 Material Agreements. 
 (a) As of the date hereof, none of Evercore, Evercore LP or any of the Evercore Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any oral or written
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date of this Agreement that has not been filed or incorporated by reference in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement (any such Contract, an “Evercore Material
Contract”). 
 (b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each
Evercore Material Contract is valid and binding on Evercore, Evercore LP or the applicable Evercore Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Evercore Parties, the counterparties to such Evercore Material Contract, and is in full force and effect
(except to the extent that any Evercore Material Contract expires in accordance with its terms), (ii) Evercore, Evercore LP and each of the Evercore Subsidiaries has performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by
it to date under each Evercore Material Contract, (iii) no event or condition exists which constitutes, or after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute, a default on the part of Evercore, Evercore LP or any of the Evercore
Subsidiaries under any Evercore Material Contract, and (iv) to the knowledge of the Evercore Parties, no other party to any Evercore Material Contract is in default in any respect thereunder, nor, to the knowledge of the Evercore Parties, does
any condition exist that with notice or lapse of time or both would reasonably be expected to constitute a default. 
 5.14
Regulatory Compliance. 
 (a) All activities and operations conducted or engaged in, directly or indirectly, by any of
the Evercore Parties or Evercore Subsidiaries that are required by any applicable Law or Order to be conducted by a duly registered and licensed U.S. broker-dealer are conducted solely by Evercore Group L.L.C. Except as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Evercore Group L.L.C. is duly registered and licensed as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and under any state, federal or foreign broker-dealer or similar laws or similar laws pursuant to which
Evercore Group L.L.C. is required to be so registered. 
 (b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, (i) Evercore Group L.L.C. has filed all material reports, registrations, statements and other filings, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that were required to be filed with or pursuant to the
rules with all applicable Governmental Entities and (ii) all such reports and statements, when filed, complied as to form with, and the requirements of, such applicable Governmental Entities. 
 5.15 Tax Matters. 
 (a) Each of Evercore and Evercore LP has timely filed when due all material Tax Returns required to be filed in accordance with all applicable Laws. All such Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects. 
 (b) All material Taxes (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) due and payable by Evercore and Evercore LP or for which Evercore and
Evercore LP may be liable as a general partner or otherwise have been timely paid or, in the case of Taxes not yet due and payable, accrued and reserved against and entered on the books of the applicable party. 
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 (d) All material Taxes which Evercore and Evercore LP are required by applicable Laws to
withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected, and have been paid to the appropriate Governmental Entity or accrued, reserved against and entered properly on the books of the applicable party. 
 (e) Evercore LP has been treated as either a partnership or a disregarded entity for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes from
its inception, and has never been classified (or elected to be classified) or taxed as a corporation for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes. 
 (f) Evercore and Evercore LP have no Tax indemnity arrangements (other than (x) this Agreement and (y) the Tax distribution provisions of the Evercore Partnership Agreement, and Amended Evercore
Partnership Agreement) or any agreement or arrangement with any other Person regarding the filing of Tax Returns or relating to the sharing of Tax benefits or liabilities, and neither Evercore nor Evercore LP has ever been subject to any transferee
or successor liabilities by contract or otherwise. 
 (g) There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim,
now pending or threatened in writing against or with respect to Evercore or Evercore LP in respect of any Tax. No assessment of Tax has been proposed in writing against Evercore or Evercore LP. 
 (h) Evercore and Evercore LP have never participated in and have no liability or obligation with respect to any “listed
transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any similar designation under applicable state, local, or foreign Laws). 
 (i) No claim in writing has ever been made by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where neither Evercore nor Evercore LP files Tax Returns asserting that Evercore or Evercore LP is or may be subject
to Taxes assessed by such jurisdiction. 
 (j) There are no outstanding agreements, waivers or arrangements extending the
statutory period of limitation applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment of, Taxes due from or with respect to Evercore or Evercore LP for any taxable period. 
 (k) Evercore LP is not, and will not be after the consummation of the Transactions, a partnership which would be treated as an investment
company (within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code) for purposes of Section 721(b) of the Code. 
 (l) As of the
date of this Agreement, Evercore East is treated as disregarded as a separate entity from Evercore LP for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, and as of the date of this Agreement, there is no current plan or intention to change the treatment of
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 6. POST-CLOSING COVENANTS. 
 6.1 Trilantic Redemption Right. TCP Holdco shall have the right (but not the obligation) (the “Redemption Right”) to
require Evercore LP to redeem, at the Redemption Price, all (but not less than all) of the Class B-4 Units (a) at any time within ten (10) Business Days following the fifth anniversary of the Closing or (b) pursuant to
Section 5.04(a) of the Strategic Alliance Agreement. The Redemption Right shall be exercisable by the delivery of a written notice (the “Redemption Right Notice”) by TCP Holdco to Evercore LP (provided that no Redemption Right
Notice is required to be delivered if TCP Holdco has delivered a Trilantic Adverse Determination Notice to Evercore LP pursuant to Section 5.04(a) of the Strategic Alliance Agreement). The closing of the redemption of the Class B-4 Units
pursuant to the Redemption Right shall occur not less than ten (10) and not more than ninety (90) days after delivery of the Redemption Notice or the Trilantic Adverse Determination Notice, as applicable; provided, that to the
extent necessary to comply with applicable Law, such period may be extended to one hundred twenty (120) days. At the closing of the redemption of the Class B-4 Units pursuant to the Redemption Right, each of the Trilantic Parties and Evercore
Parties shall take all actions necessary or desirable, and shall execute and deliver all such documents necessary or desirable, to convey, assign and otherwise transfer to Evercore LP all of the Class B-4 Units, free and clear of Encumbrances (other
than any Encumbrance that is pursuant to state or federal securities Law or is pursuant to this Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or the Evercore Organizational Documents). The Redemption Price shall be payable by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by TCP Holdco. 
 6.2 Amendments to Other Agreements.

 (a) Following the Closing, without the prior written consent of Evercore LP (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed), none of the Trilantic Parties shall take any action to amend, modify or supplement any of the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements or Trilantic Fund Partnership Agreements if any such amendment, modification or supplement
(i) would reduce Evercore East’s share of the distributions, income and gains of any Trilantic GP Entity, directly or indirectly, (ii) would increase, directly or indirectly, Evercore East’s share of losses of, or obligations to
make any Capital Contributions or other payments to, any Trilantic GP Entity, (iii) would otherwise change, directly or indirectly, the terms and characteristics of the Trilantic GP Class A Interests or the right of Evercore East to
receive the distributions and payments to which it is entitled to receive pursuant to the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements and the Strategic Alliance Agreement or (iv) would reasonably be expected to be adverse to Evercore East in
any material respect. 
 (b) Following the Closing, without the prior written consent of Trilantic Capital Management (not to
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), none of the Evercore Parties shall take any action to amend, modify or supplement any of the Amended Evercore Partnership Agreement if any such amendment, modification or supplement (i) would
reduce TCP Holdco’s share of the distributions, income and gains of Evercore LP, directly or indirectly, other than in a manner consistent with changes to other limited partners of Evercore LP (ii) would increase, directly or indirectly,
TCP Holdco’s share of losses of, or obligations to make any Capital Contributions or other payments to, Evercore LP other than in a manner consistent with increases to other Evercore LP limited partners’ respective shares or obligations,
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Units or the right of TCP Holdco to receive distributions and dividends thereon or (iv) would reasonably be expected to be adverse to TCP Holdco in any material respect. 
 6.3 Reasonable Best Efforts. 
 (a) The parties hereto shall use all reasonable best efforts to cooperate and assist one another in connection with all actions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents that are
to be taken by any of the parties hereto or thereto after the Closing, including, but not limited to, actions pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof. 
 (b) From time to time, as and when reasonably requested by any party hereto, each party shall cooperate with the others, and execute and deliver, or use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be executed
and delivered, all other instruments, including instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, and take all such other actions as such party may reasonably be requested to take by the other parties hereto from time to time, including in
connection with any required filings or submissions in connection with the Transactions to any Governmental Entity, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes
of this Agreement and the Transactions. 
 6.4 Public Disclosure. Before issuing any press release or otherwise making
any public statement with respect to the Transactions, the parties hereto agree to consult with each other as to its form and substance, and agree not to issue any such press release or make any public statement prior to obtaining the consent of the
other parties (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except to the extent that any party hereto is advised by outside counsel that such public statement is required by applicable Law or any rule or regulation of any applicable stock
exchange or Self-Regulatory Organization and prior consultation with the other is not reasonably practicable. 
 6.5 Access
to Information. 
 (a) Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws, the Trilantic Parties shall, and shall cause
each of their respective Representatives and Subsidiaries and the Trilantic Funds to, afford to the Representatives of the Evercore Parties, during normal business hours, access to such properties, books, contracts, commitments and records as the
Evercore Parties may reasonably request from time to time to enable the full performance of all obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and in order for the Evercore Parties to meet their reporting obligations under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other applicable Law, in each case in a manner not unreasonably disruptive to the operation of the business of the Trilantic Parties and their Subsidiaries. Without limiting the foregoing, the Trilantic
Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives and Subsidiaries and the Trilantic Funds to, (i) afford the auditors of the Evercore Parties such access as is necessary for such auditors of the Evercore Parties to complete work,
within the time frame necessary, in order for the Evercore Parties to meet their reporting obligations under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other applicable Law, and (ii) make available to the Evercore Parties copies of
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Trilantic Funds or the Trilantic GP Entities and any subcommittees thereof, (3) within sixty (60) days of the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each year and within
ninety (90) days of the end of each fiscal year, (A) the unaudited financial statements of the Trilantic GP Entities for the period then ended, (B) a statement Evercore East’s (or, if applicable, its permitted assigns’ and
successors’) share of the Profit or Loss (as such terms are defined in the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements) of the Trilantic GP Entities and (C) a statement of Evercore East’s (or, if applicable, its permitted
assigns’ and successors’) Capital Account Balance (as such term is defined in the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements) with respect to the Trilantic GP Entities, and (4) such other information as the Evercore Parties may
reasonably request in order to meet their reporting obligations under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other applicable Law; provided that the information set forth in the foregoing clauses (ii)(1), (ii)(2) and (ii)(3)(B) shall be
provided to the Evercore Parties to the extent that such information is available and, with respect to the information set forth in the foregoing clauses (ii)(1) and (ii)(2), to the extent the Trilantic Parties reasonably determine that such
information should be provided to the Evercore Parties in light of the obligations of Evercore East to make capital contributions and bear certain expenses in accordance with the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements; and provided,
further, that in no event shall any Trilantic Party be required to disclose or provide access to any such information that would result in the waiver of any attorney-client privilege or breach of any applicable Law or confidentiality
obligation entered into by such party in the ordinary course of business. 
 (b) The Evercore Parties shall hold all
information furnished pursuant to Section 6.5 in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, Section 10.2 below. 
 6.6 Internal Controls. The Trilantic Entities shall record, store, maintain and operate the records, systems, controls, data and information of the Trilantic Entities and the Trilantic Subsidiaries
under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of such Trilantic Entities or such Trilantic Subsidiaries or accountants (including all
means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the system of internal accounting controls described in the following
sentence. The Trilantic Entities and the Trilantic Subsidiaries shall maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 
 6.7 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; USA PATRIOT Act. The Trilantic Parties and
Trilantic Funds shall not, and shall cause their respective directors, officers, agents, representatives, employees or Affiliates not to, engage in any act or practice that would reasonably be expected to contravene, directly or indirectly, the
FCPA, the USA PATRIOT Act or any similar statute applicable in any jurisdiction in which any of the Trilantic Parties or Trilantic Funds solicits or procures purchasers of the applicable limited partnership interests or other interests in the
Trilantic Funds, that prohibits bribery, money laundering or payments to public officials, including, without limitation, any policies of any governmental or quasi-governmental agency implementing or enforcing the foregoing, and shall institute and
maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith. 
  

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 6.8 2009 Financial Statements. Within ninety (90) days following the Closing,
the Trilantic Entities shall deliver to Evercore the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Trilantic GP Entities for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “2009 Financial Statements”). 
 7. TAX MATTERS. The Evercore Parties and the Trilantic Parties shall, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, treat the contribution of
the Trilantic GP Class A Interests by TCP Holdco to Evercore East and the receipt of Class B-4 Units by TCP Holdco in respect of such contribution as a tax-free exchange pursuant to Section 721 of the Code in which TCP Holdco contributes
the Trilantic GP Class A Interests to Evercore LP in exchange for the Class B-4 Units, and shall file all Tax Returns in a manner consistent with this treatment, and shall not take any inconsistent or contrary position for any purpose.

 8. SURVIVAL. All of the representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall survive until the first
anniversary of the Closing Date. 
 9. EFFECT OF BREACH. 
 9.1 Covered Persons. If from and after the Closing Date, any Evercore Party (including their respective officers, directors,
partners, employees and Affiliates (collectively, the “Covered Evercore Persons”) or any Trilantic Party (including their respective officers, directors, partners, employees and Affiliates (collectively, the “Covered
Trilantic Persons”) actually suffers, pays or incurs any actions, suits, proceedings, demands, assessments, judgments, claims, liabilities, losses, costs, damages, expenses or penalties, and reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and
disbursements and costs of investigation in connection with any action, suit or proceeding against such Person (collectively, “Damages”), resulting from or caused by: (x) in the case of a Covered Evercore Person, any breach of
any of the representations and warranties made by the Trilantic Parties in Article 4, or (y) in the case of a Covered Trilantic Person, any breach by the Evercore Parties of any of the representations and warranties made by the Evercore Parties
in Article 5, then: 
 (a) the Evercore Parties and the Trilantic Parties shall meet to discuss such Damages and shall
negotiate in good faith to resolve and settle any dispute relating to such Damages, including whether or not the breaching Party shall compensate the Person who has suffered Damages; 
 (b) if the Parties are unable to settle such dispute, then the Evercore Parties (if the Person who has suffered Damages is a Covered
Evercore Person) or the Trilantic Parties (if the Person who has suffered Damages is a Covered Trilantic Person) shall have the right to terminate the Strategic Alliance Agreement. 
 9.2 Sole Rights and Remedies. The rights and remedies of the Parties set forth in Section 9.1 shall be the Parties’ only
rights and remedies with respect to any breach by any Party of any of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. The provisions set forth in Section 10.8 and Section 10.10 (including in connection with any claim for
Damages) shall apply with respect to any breach by any Party of any of the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement. 
  

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 10. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
 10.1 Costs, Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement or in the Ancillary Agreements, the Evercore
Parties, on the one hand, and the Trilantic Parties, on the other hand, shall pay their own costs, fees and out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the
Transactions; provided that, following the Closing, Evercore East shall be entitled to the same expense reimbursement as other limited partners of the Trilantic GP Entities generally. 
 10.2 Confidentiality. 
 (a) Evercore and Trilantic Capital Management hereby agree that, as of the date hereof, the Confidentiality Agreement is hereby terminated and superseded by the provisions set forth in this
Section 10.2. Except as otherwise contemplated in this Section 10.2 and in the Ancillary Agreements, each of the Evercore Parties, on the one hand, and each of the Trilantic Parties, on the other hand (in either case, a “Receiving
Party”), agrees that it will keep confidential and will not disclose or use for any purpose, other than as expressly provided herein or in the Ancillary Agreements, any confidential, proprietary or secret information disclosed or otherwise
made available by or on behalf of the Trilantic Parties or the Evercore Parties, respectively (in either case, a “Disclosing Party”), or their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Representatives, whether before or after the date
of this Agreement, and whether written or oral, together with all copies, extracts or other reproductions in whole or in part of such information and all data, analyses, reports, forecasts and records, financials, interpretations, analyses,
compilations, data, studies, notes, records, reproductions, translations, memoranda, summaries and other oral, electronic or written information prepared by such Receiving Party, or by such Receiving Party’s Affiliates or Representatives, that
contain or otherwise reflect, or are generated from, such information (together, the “Confidential Information”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information that (i) was at the time of
its receipt by a Receiving Party or becomes thereafter generally available to or known by the public (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.2 by such Receiving Party); (ii) is or becomes available to such Receiving Party on
a non-confidential basis from a source which is not known by such Receiving Party to be prohibited from disclosing such information by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation to the Disclosing Party; or (iii) is independently developed by
a Receiving Party or a Receiving Party’s Representatives without the use or inclusion of any Confidential Information. 
 (b) Notwithstanding Section 10.2(a), a Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information (i) to its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, consultants and other professionals to the extent necessary in
connection with implementing and enforcing this Agreement, provided that such recipients are advised of the confidentiality of such information and such Receiving Party shall remain responsible for any disclosure by any such person and
(ii) with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. 
 (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
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regulations of any applicable stock exchange or Self-Regulatory Organization or requested by any Governmental Entity or Self-Regulatory Organization; provided that such Receiving Party
takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure and provides, to the extent permitted by Law and practicable under the circumstances, written notice of such requirement to the Disclosing Party prior to making such
disclosure (or, to the extent impracticable, promptly after such disclosure). 
 (d) The parties expressly acknowledge that a
Disclosing Party will be irreparably damaged if this Section 10.2 is not specifically enforced. Upon a breach or threatened breach of this Section 10.2 by a Receiving Party, the Disclosing Party shall, to the extent not prohibited by Law,
in addition to all other remedies, be entitled to seek a temporary or permanent injunction, without showing any actual damage, and/or decree for specific performance, in accordance with the provisions hereof. 
 (e) The confidentiality obligations contained herein shall apply from the date of this Agreement through the date that is the fifth
anniversary of the Closing Date. 
 10.3 No Finders’ Fees. Each party represents that it neither is nor will be
obligated for any finders’, broker’s, financial advisors’ or other intermediaries’ fee or commission in connection with the Transactions. 
 10.4 Amendment and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended only with the written consent of all of the parties. The observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either
generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) by any party only in writing by such party. No delay or failure to require performance of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of that provision as
to that or any other instance. No waiver granted under this Agreement as to any one provision herein shall constitute a subsequent waiver of such provision or of any other provision herein, nor shall it constitute the waiver of any performance other
than the actual performance specifically waived. 
 10.5 Successors and Assigns; No Impairment. 
 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder will be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or
otherwise, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Any assignment or purported assignment of this Agreement not in accordance with the terms of this Section 10.5 shall be null and void. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein or in the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements, subject to the prior written consent of the Trilantic Parties (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Evercore Parties shall be entitled to assign all or a portion
of their rights and/or obligations hereunder and pursuant to the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements (including any limited partnership interest and Sharing Percentage in any Trilantic GP Entity) and the Strategic Alliance Agreement to any
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the Amended Trilantic GP Partnership Agreements and the Strategic Alliance Agreement and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions contained herein and therein. 
 (b) No party hereto will, by any action, including, without limitation, amendment of its organizational documents or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, intentionally avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed
hereunder by such party. 
 10.6 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
Laws of the State of New York as to all matters, including but not limited to matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and remedies. 
 10.7 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by applicable Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this
Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions are not affected in any manner materially adverse to either of the parties hereto. Upon such determination that any term or
other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order
that the Transactions are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible. 
 10.8 Arbitration.

 (a) Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be submitted to binding arbitration upon the
delivery by the Trilantic Parties, on the one hand, or the Evercore Parties, on the other hand, to the other party of a written notice of the dispute (the “Arbitration Notice”). The arbitration shall be conducted according to the
rules of the then current Expedited Procedures of the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The place of arbitration shall be New York City. The parties hereto agree that there shall be three (3) arbitrators who
shall be mutually selected by the Trilantic Parties, on the one hand, and the Evercore Parties, on the other hand, within fifteen (15) days after the delivery of the Arbitration Notice. If the Trilantic Parties and the Evercore Parties are
unable to agree on the identity of the arbitrators within such fifteen (15) day period or if any arbitrator approved pursuant to this Section 10.8 shall be unwilling or unable, for any reason, to serve, or continue to serve, then in either
such case an arbitrator or arbitrators shall be appointed in the following manner: The senior management of each of the Trilantic Parties, on the one hand, and the Evercore Parties, on the other hand, shall meet, within three (3) Business Days,
to attempt to agree on the three (3) initial arbitrators or on any substitute arbitrator, as applicable. If the senior management of the Trilantic Parties and the Evercore Parties cannot agree on the three (3) initial arbitrators or on any
substitute arbitrator, as applicable, within such period of time, then either the Trilantic Parties, on the one hand, or the Evercore Parties, on the other hand, may, on behalf of all parties hereto, apply to the New York City Office of the
Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution for appointment of the three (3) initial arbitrators or any substitute arbitrator, as applicable. Expenses of the arbitrators shall be divided equally between the Trilantic Parties, on the one
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one hand, and the Evercore Parties, on the other hand, shall bear the costs of preparing and presenting its case, including its own attorney’s fees. 
 (b) Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof, and shall be enforceable
against the Parties. 
 10.9 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
 10.10 Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that each party would not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages in the event that any of the covenants or agreements of another party in this Agreement were not
performed in accordance with its terms, and it is therefore agreed that, without affecting the Parties’ agreement to arbitrate any dispute pursuant to Section 10.8 each of the Parties, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy
or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or other equitable relief enjoining such breach and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each party waives (i) the defense in any action for an injunction or
other equitable relief that a remedy at law would be adequate and (ii) agrees that any such action for injunctive relief or specific performance may be brought in (and hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of) any federal or state
court in the Borough of Manhattan, in the City and State of New York. 
 10.11 Schedules; Exhibits; Integration.

 (a) Each schedule and exhibit (including, without limitation, the Trilantic Disclosure Schedule and the Evercore Disclosure
Schedule) delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall constitute a part of this Agreement, although schedules need not be attached to each copy of this Agreement. 
 (b) The mere inclusion of an item in the Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an
admission by the applicable disclosing party that such item represents a material fact, event or circumstance or that such item is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect. Any disclosures made under the heading of one section of the
Disclosure Schedule shall apply to and/or qualify disclosures made under one or more other sections of such Disclosure Schedule to the extent the applicability to such other sections is reasonably apparent from the substance of the disclosure.

 10.12 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the other documents referred to herein, together
with all schedules and exhibits hereto, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede any and all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or
written, between or among the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof. 
 10.13 Notices. All
notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered, delivered by facsimile transmission or delivered by an internationally recognized courier or mailed by first-class

  

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registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested. Every notice hereunder shall be deemed to have been duly given or served on the date on which personally delivered, with
receipt acknowledged, upon transmission by facsimile or electronic mail and confirmed by facsimile or electronic mail receipt, electronic mail confirmation or five (5) Business Days after the same shall have been deposited with the United
States postal service. 
 If to any of the Evercore Parties, at: 
 Evercore LP. 
 55 East 52nd Street, 42nd Floor 
 New York, New York 10055 
 Attention: Adam B. Frankel 

Fax: (212) 857-7426 
 with a copy to: 
 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

 425 Lexington Avenue 
 New York, New York 10017 
 Attention: Kathryn K. Sudol 
 Fax: (212) 455-2502 

If to any of the Trilantic Parties, at: 
 c/o Trilantic Capital Partners 
 399 Park Avenue, 15th Floor

 New York, New York 10022 
 Attention: Daniel James 
 Fax: (646) 368-6985 
 with a copy to: 
 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 
 1285 Avenue of the Americas 
 New York, NY 10019-6064 
 Attention: Robert M. Hirsh, Esq.

                  Steven
J. Williams, Esq. 
 Fax: (212) 757-3990 
 10.14 Titles and Headings. The titles, captions and headings of this Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be
disregarded in interpreting or construing this Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically stated, all references herein to “articles”, “sections” and “exhibits” will mean “articles”, “sections” and
“exhibits” to this Agreement. 
 10.15 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be deemed an original of the party or parties executing the same, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
  

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 10.16 Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by
electronic means and upon such delivery the electronic signature will be deemed to have the same effect as if the original signature had been delivered to the other party. 
 10.17 Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person, other than the
parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns under Section 10.5, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contribution and Exchange
Agreement as of the date first written above. 
  

									
	EVERCORE LP
	
	By: Evercore Partners Inc., its general partner
	
	 /s/ Robert B. Walsh

	By:	 	Robert B. Walsh
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	EVERCORE PARTNERS INC.
	
	 /s/ Robert B. Walsh

	By:	 	Robert B. Walsh
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	EVERCORE PARTNERS SERVICES EAST L.L.C.
	
	By: Evercore Group Holdings L.P., its sole member
			
		 	By:	 	Evercore Group Holdings L.L.C., its general partner
				
		 		 	By:	 	Evercore LP, its managing member
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	Evercore Partners Inc., its general partner
				
		 		 		 	 /s/ Robert B. Walsh

		 		 		 	By:	 	Robert B. Walsh
		 		 		 	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer

 [Signature Page to Contribution and Exchange Agreement] 

			
	TRILANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS ASSOCIATES IV L.P.
	
	By: Trilantic Capital Partners Associates MPG IV LLC, its general partner
	
	 /s/ E. Daniel James

	By:	 	E. Daniel James
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	TRILANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS ASSOCIATES IV (PARALLEL GP) L.P.
	
	By: Trilantic Capital Partners Associates MPG IV LLC, its general partner
	
	 /s/ E. Daniel James

	By:	 	E. Daniel James
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	TRILANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS ASSOCIATES IV (AIV GP) L.P.
	
	By: Trilantic Capital Partners Associates MPG IV LLC, its general partner
	
	 /s/ E. Daniel James

	By:	 	E. Daniel James
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	TRILANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS ASSOCIATES MGP IV LLC
	
	 /s/ E. Daniel James

	By:	 	E. Daniel James
	Title:	 	Vice President

 [Signature Page to Contribution and Exchange Agreement] 

			
	TRILANTIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
	
	 /s/ E. Daniel James

	By:	 	E. Daniel James
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	TCP HOLDCO, L.P.
	
	By: Trilantic Capital Partners Associates MGP IV LLC, its general partner
	
	 /s/ E. Daniel James

	By:	 	E. Daniel James
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	  

	Charles Ayres
	
	 /s/ E. Daniel James

	By:	 	E. Daniel James

 [Signature Page to Contribution and Exchange Agreement]

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