MVC Capital, Inc. announced the appointment of Phillip F. Goldstein to its board of directors, effective September 27, 2012. The addition of Goldstein, as an independent director, increases the size of the board of directors to seven members, of which five are independent. Goldstein has served as a director of a number of closed-end funds and is currently a director of the Mexico Equity & Income Fund, Inc., ASA Ltd., Special Opportunities Fund, Inc., and Imperial Holdings, Inc.