MSCI Inc. agreed to acquire Switzerland-based climate risk data provider Carbon Delta AG.
The acquisition will be made through MSCI Barra SA and it will be funded in cash. The acquisition is expected to add around $4 million to $5 million of recurring expenses to the environmental, social and governance operating segment within its "all other" reporting segment, MSCI said.
The two companies said they will partner to offer MSCI Climate Value-at-Risk, which calculates the impact of climate change on a company's market value, to institutional investors.
MSCI provides support tools and services together with data analytics to investors.
