The Corporate Executive Board Company (CEB) provides data analysis, research, and advisory services. It primarily delivers these products and services to a global customer base through annual, fixed-fee membership subscriptions. As of December 31, 2011, it member network included executives and professionals from more than 50 countries and 5,700 individual organizations, and 225,000 business professionals. CEB provides executives and professionals with critical insights, data, and tools to enable their decisions and provide solutions to their challenges. Its products and services focus on five corporate functions. These corporate functions include finance, corporate services, and corporate strategy; human resources; information technology; legal, risk, and compliance, and sales, marketing, and communications. In July 2012, HgCapital Trust plc sold SHL, the United Kingdom-based talent-testing company, to the Company. In July 2012, MVC Capital Inc. sold SHL Group Limited to the Company.