Evercore Partners Inc. has hired Mark H. Burton as a senior managing director in its advisory business.
Burton was a vice chairman at Barclays Capital and a senior member of its financial institutions group. Before that, he was a vice chairman at Lehman Brothers and member of its strategic committee, senior client council and business development committee.
Evercore, which announced the hiring Monday, is an investment banking boutique and investment management firm in New York. Its advisory business counsels clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and other strategic transactions.