NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision
support tools worldwide, announced today that it has completed the sale
of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS"), its wholly-owned
subsidiary comprising MSCI's Governance segment, to Vestar Capital
Partners for total cash consideration of $367 million, subject to
customary post-closing adjustments.
About MSCI
MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to
investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and
pension funds. MSCI products and services include indices, portfolio
risk and performance analytics, and governance tools.
For equity investors, MSCI's flagship performance and risk tools
include: the MSCI indexes with approximately $8 trillion estimated to be
benchmarked to them on a worldwide basis1; Barra factor
models, portfolio risk and performance analytics; and ESG
(environmental, social and governance) Research screening, analysis and
ratings. MSCI is also a leading provider of multi-asset class risk
management tools including RiskMetrics multi-asset class market and
credit risk analytics; Barra multi-asset class factor models, portfolio
risk and performance analytics. MSCI also provides IPD real estate
information, indexes and analytics for investors in and managers of
commercial real estate. MSCI also offers FEA valuation models and risk
management software for the energy and commodities markets. MSCI is
headquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around
the world. MSCI#IR
1As of September 30, 2013, as reported on January
31, 2014 by eVestment, Lipper and Bloomberg
For further information on MSCI, please visit our website at www.msci.com
MSCI Inc. Contact:
W. Edings Thibault, MSCI, New York
+
1.212.804.5273
or
Media Inquiries:
Jo Morgan, MSCI, London
+
44.20.7618.2224
or
Kristin Meza, MSCI, New York
+
1.212.804.5330
or
Sally Todd | Christian Pickel, MHP
Communications, London
+ 44.20.3128.8100
Source: MSCI Inc.
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