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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ASPE PEDRO   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Evercore Partners Inc. [EVR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Co-Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 38TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/20/2012 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10055 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/20/2012   F   112 (1) D $ 28.73 121,098 D   Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/09/2012   A(2)   81 A $ 0 121,179 D   Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/09/2012   A(3)   59 A $ 0 121,238 D   Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/09/2012   A(4)   80 A $ 0 121,318 D   Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/09/2012   A(5)   8 A $ 0 121,326 D   Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/09/2012   A(6)   177 A $ 0 121,503 D   Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/09/2012   A(7)   40 A $ 0 121,543 D   Shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share               1 D   Shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share               1 I Share held by trust. (8)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ASPE PEDRO 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 38TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10055	X		Co-Chairman of the Board

Signatures

/s/ Adam B. Frankel, as Attorney-in-Fact		03/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares were surrendered to Evercore Partners Inc. for the payment of taxes in connection with the vesting of a previously granted restricted stock unit award.
(2)	Shares of Class A common stock are dividend equivalents in the form of restricted stock units on 10,909 unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 9, 2009. The dividend equivalent RSUs will vest concurrent with the vesting of the unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 9, 2009.
(3)	Shares of Class A common stock are dividend equivalents in the form of restricted stock units on 7,937 unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 4, 2010. The dividend equivalent RSUs will vest concurrent with the vesting of the unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 4, 2010.
(4)	Shares of Class A common stock are dividend equivalents in the form of restricted stock units on 10,769 unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 4, 2011. The dividend equivalent RSUs will vest concurrent with the vesting of the unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 4, 2011.
(5)	Shares of Class A common stock are dividend equivalents in the form of restricted stock units on 1,083 unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 18, 2011. The dividend equivalent RSUs will vest concurrent with the vesting of the unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 18, 2011.
(6)	Shares of Class A common stock are dividend equivalents in the form of restricted stock units on 23,985 unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 6, 2012. The dividend equivalent RSUs will vest concurrent with the vesting of the unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 6, 2012.
(7)	Shares of Class A common stock are dividend equivalents in the form of restricted stock units on 5,386 unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 15, 2012. The dividend equivalent RSUs will vest concurrent with the vesting of the unvested underlying RSUs awarded on February 15, 2012.
(8)	This share of Class B common stock is held in trust for the benefit of certain directors and employees of Protego. Mr. Aspe disclaims beneficial ownership of this share of Class B common stock for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

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