Eaton Vance Corp. to Acquire 49 Percent Interest in Hexavest Inc.

Eaton Vance Corp. to Acquire 49 Percent Interest in Hexavest Inc. PR Newswire BOSTON, June 18, 2012 BOSTON, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) and Hexavest Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Eaton Vance to acquire 49 percent of the stock of Hexavest in a cash transaction.