Evercore has hired Daniel Aronson as a Senior Managing Director in its Restructuring & Debt Advisory Group. Mr. Aronson will be based in Evercore’s new Chicago office, which officially opens in November.
“Dan is one of the most highly regarded professionals in our business,” said David Ying, Head of Evercore’s Restructuring and Debt Advisory Group. “His exceptional credentials, strong ethics and industry relationships will complement our team of senior bankers.”
Mr. Aronson is currently splitting his work time between New York and Chicago and is focused on restructuring and debt advisory services and on advancing Evercore’s Midwest corporate advisory presence.
Mr. Aronson has over 25 years of experience providing restructuring, debt and equity capital advisory and strategic advisory services, across many different industries. He was most recently a Managing Director at Lazard and was formerly the Co-Chief Operating Officer of their Restructuring Group. Prior to joining Lazard in 2000, he was with Peter J. Solomon after having been a Partner in Ernst & Young’s Restructuring Group. In addition to restructuring and debt advisory services, Mr. Aronson has experience as an expert witness in valuations, financings and advising boards of directors on mergers and acquisitions.
“We are extraordinarily pleased to have a banker of Dan’s quality and experience join Evercore’s restructuring and debt advisory platform,” said Roger Altman, Evercore’s Executive Chairman. “He fits perfectly with the Evercore culture of providing fierce commitment and dedication to helping our clients accomplish their strategic and financial objectives. Dan’s track record for advising on many of the largest and most complex restructuring transactions will enhance our ability to grow our restructuring business, and his stature in the Midwest corporate marketplace will enhance our standing with those companies.”
“I am thrilled to join the Evercore team and to be part of the firm’s continuing growth,” said Mr. Aronson. “Evercore’s impressive group of industry leaders and its truly independent platform will enable me to continue to provide my clients with unparalleled independent advice in both good economic times and bad.”
Evercore Partners provides advisory services to multinational corporations on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and other strategic corporate transactions. Evercore also has an investment business through which it manages private equity and venture capital funds for institutional investors. Evercore has 28 offices in North America, Europe, South America and Asia and is headquartered in New York (www.evercore.com).
© 2015 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 9-21-15
