Public Company Business Services

MSCI

New York, New York, United States

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, including research-enhanced data and technology solutions used to analyze key drivers of risk and return and build more effective portfolios.

Focus Areas
Indexes and benchmark solutions, Investment decision support, Research-enhanced data and analytics
Website
msci.com

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2021-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

5 buyout

MSCI Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for MSCI. 1 2021 1 2022 1 2023 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    MSCI Inc.
    Target
    First Street
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Type
    Buyout

    MSCI Inc. is acquiring First Street, a provider of physics-based climate risk data and analytics for properties worldwide, to strengthen MSCI’s global physical climate risk capabilities. The transaction includes a $120 million cash payment at closing and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.

  • Buyer
    MSCI Inc.
    Target
    PM Insights (ApeVue Inc.)
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    MSCI acquired PM Insights, a specialist provider of private markets data and analytics, to enhance transparency and pricing/liquidity analytics for private company securities. PM Insights supplies daily secondary market reference data, including pricing, valuation, transaction activity, and liquidity insights, which MSCI plans to integrate into its Index segment.

  • October 10, 2023
    Buyer
    MSCI Inc.
    Target
    Trove Research
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    MSCI Inc. has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Trove Research, a specialist data, analysis and advisory firm focused on voluntary carbon markets. The acquisition will integrate Trove's carbon market data, models and platform into MSCI's climate and ESG offerings to expand its capabilities for corporates, institutional investors and other market participants; terms were not disclosed and the deal is expected to close this quarter.

  • Buyer
    Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds (Bridges Fund Management), MSCI, Farview Equity Partners
    Target
    Evora Global
    Industry
    Consulting
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds has made a majority investment in Evora Global, a UK-based ESG real estate consultancy and software provider. MSCI and Farview Equity Partners also participated in the round and will take board seats; the capital will be used to scale Evora's advisory services and its SIERA sustainability software internationally.

  • Buyer
    MSCI Inc.
    Target
    Real Capital Analytics
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Type
    Buyout

    MSCI Inc. agreed to acquire Real Capital Analytics (RCA) for $950 million in cash to strengthen its commercial real estate data, analytics and private asset capabilities. The acquisition expands MSCI's suite of real estate solutions by integrating RCA's global transactions database and analytics into MSCI's private assets offering.

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