Frank Perkins Hixon Jr., a former senior manager at the bank, pleaded guilty to six criminal counts at a hearing in the U.S. district court in Manhattan. The defendant was accused in February of using inside information to arrange trades in the stock of Evercore's parent and two other companies, through accounts held by Hixon's ex-girlfriend and his father. The other two companies besides Evercore Partners Inc were Westway Group, which merged last year with EQT Infrastructure II, and Titanium Metals Corp, which was purchased last year by Precision Castparts Corp. Authorities said the suspect trades occurred in accounts held by the mother of Hixon's young child in Austin, Texas and a close relative in Johns Creek, Georgia.