MSCI’s subsidiary, MSCI Limited, has completed its acquisition of IPD Group.

"The closing of the IPD acquisition marks a significant step forward in our ambition to provide investment decision support tools to institutional investors across all major asset classes,” says Henry Fernandez (pictured), chairman and chief executive of MSCI Inc.

“The acquisition of IPD greatly expands our coverage of private markets globally by adding the largest provider of commercial real estate information, indices and analytics. We are excited to pursue the tremendous growth opportunities that IPD brings.”