MSCI to Buy InvestorForce for $23.5M

MSCI Inc.

, a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Investor Force Holdings, Inc., an ICG company

and a leading provider of performance measurement and reporting software to institutional investment consultants in the United States. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. The total consideration for Investor Force Holdings, Inc. is $23.5 million, subject to a final working capital adjustment. The acquisition will be funded through existing cash and is not expected to have a material impact on MSCI's results of operations.