MSCI will pay US$950 million cash to acquire data and analytics company Real Capital Analytics. : MSCI said the logic behind the acquisition was grounded in a desire to expand its data solutions - especially in real estate. Real Capital Analytics provides the real estate industry with data, analytics, and support tools to manage investments and understand performance and risk, including climate risk, within their portfolios. MSCI said it will leverage Real Capital Analytics' database of more than US$20 trillion of commercial property transactions linked to over 200,000 investor and lender profiles, enhancing MSCI's commercial real estate capabilities.