SDC Platinum is a suite of databases produced by Thomson Reuters. It is used for event studies or time-series observations, mainly for strategy, but also for organizational studies. Illinois has access to following databases in the suite and their time coverage:

• Mergers & Acquisitions
  • US Targets, 1979-last 30 days of the current year
  • International Targets, 1985-last 30 days of the current year
• Joint Ventures and Alliances
  • 1988-last 30 days of the current year
• New Issues
  • U.S. Domestic Public Offer, 1970 to present.
  • International (Euro & International Markets), 1983 to present.
  • Asian Pacific Domestic, 1991 to present

SDC is available for UIUC current students and faculty to use for academic purposes on extensive time-series research through Business Information Services; appointment to use it is required. Make sure to bring a flash drive for downloading. (NOTE: Please break down large data sets into smaller chunks. Otherwise the download will time out. Start by choosing a 5 year window and a few industries.)

To inquire further please contact: bis@library.illinois.edu