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Evercore dealmaking fees fall by 26% amid M&A slump

Evercore has brought in more fees than any of its boutique rivals

Evercore has 2,135 employees, up from 2,000 a year earlier
Evercore has 2,135 employees, up from 2,000 a year earlier Photo: Pavlo Goncha/Getty Images

Evercore's dealmaking fees slid by 26% in the first quarter, as banks struggle against an ongoing decline in M&A work.

The boutique made $462.5m in advisory fees in the first three months of the year, a drop of more than a quarter on a year earlier.

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