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MSCI Completes Acquisition of First Street
MSCI completed its acquisition of First Street, a provider of physics-based climate risk data and analytics across more than 2.4B structures worldwide.
MSCI Shares Down 11.2% to $555.00
MSCI is down -11.2%, or -$70.11 to $555.00.
MSCI Q2 Revenue at $867M, Below Consensus
Reports Q2 revenue $867.0M, consensus $868.81M. "In Q2 MSCI delivered strong financial results along with a record asset-based-fee run rate and accelerated run-rate growth in Index and Private Capital Solutions. We also achieved strength in recurring net-new sales across key client segments and geographies, including our best quarter ever with hedge funds and our best Q2 with asset owners," said CEO Henry Fernandez. "We are building momentum heading into the back half of 2026, with a strong pipeline of opportunities and exciting AI-fueled innovation. MSCI has already launched twice as many products in 2026 as we did in all of 2024, and we are just starting to see the benefits. AI will allow us to move even faster in building new products, enhancing our existing products, and expanding our capabilities for the world's largest financial institutions".
MSCI and UBS Group Announce Strategic Partnership
MSCI (MSCI) and UBS Group (UBS) are announcing a strategic partnership aimed at advancing transparency across private markets. The company said, "The partnership combines MSCI's capabilities in independent data, analytics and models with UBS's leading alternatives expertise and global client insights. Together, the companies will work to further expand MSCI's AI-powered platform designed to address longstanding industry challenges in private markets, such as fragmented data and limited transparency. Informed by the Limited Partner, Wealth Management and Asset Management perspectives that UBS brings, the partnership will create a more connected and standardized experience across the full private markets investment lifecycle, enabling investors to access insights more efficiently and evaluate opportunities with greater confidence. As the world's largest truly global wealth manager and a leading asset manager, UBS will also be an early adopter of the platform and collaborate with MSCI to advocate for broader market adoption and standardization across private markets."
MSCI Acquires First Street for $120M
MSCI announced the acquisition of First Street, a provider of physics-based climate risk data and analytics. The transaction consideration includes a cash payment of $120M at closing, with the potential for additional cash payments during the first two years following closing if certain revenue thresholds are achieved. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Following closing, First Street's financial results will be reported within MSCI's sustainability and climate segment.
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