Cory Kasimov Joins Evercore ISI as Senior Managing Director

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evercore (NYSE: EVR) announced today that Cory Kasimov has joined Evercore ISI as a Senior Managing Director. Mr. Kasimov will lead coverage of small-and midcap biotech companies.

Mr. Kasimov’s two decades of research experience includes over 15 years as a senior biotech analyst at JPMorgan. His differentiated, actionable research product and related events have led to consistent recognition in Institutional Investor’s All-America Research poll, where Mr. Kasimov most recently repeated a top 3 ranking in the large-cap biotech sector and regularly achieves runner-up status in the SMID biotech category.

Mike Paliotta, Chief Executive Officer of Evercore ISI, said, “We’re proud of our track record of attracting top research talent to serve our clients. Cory will undoubtedly strengthen our already dominant healthcare research offering, and we look forward to having him on the team.”

Evercore ISI Director of Research Marc Harris added, “Cory is a great addition to our Research franchise. He brings depth, breadth of experience and best-in-class content to a complex research domain. We are confident his unique insights will help our clients navigate the investment landscape.”

“I am delighted to be joining a platform that is committed to providing the best research on the Street,” said Mr. Kasimov. "I am eager to join the Evercore ISI team and help clients identify investment ideas in the rapidly changing biotech world.”

About Evercore
Evercore (NYSE: EVR) is a premier global independent investment banking advisory firm. We are dedicated to helping our clients achieve superior results through trusted independent and innovative advice on matters of strategic significance to boards of directors, management teams and shareholders, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic shareholder advisory, restructurings and capital structure. Evercore also assists clients in raising public and private capital, delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, and provides wealth and investment management services to high-net-worth and institutional investors. Founded in 1995, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices and affiliate offices in major financial centers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For more information, please visit www.evercore.com.