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Look at the M&A deals inside SDC Platinum and select 25 random deals for which both the acquiror and the target have a respective CIK obtained through the following extraction pipeline:

SDC → CRSP → CRSP/Compustat Linking Table

A deal is eligible if both parties can be linked to a CIK through this pipeline. Do not exclude a deal because `LINKDT` is after the announcement date or `LINKENDDT` is before it; the presence of the CIK link is sufficient.

After finding 25 random eligible deals, use your search tool to search the company names associated with the available CIKs and compare them with the company names in SDC. Evaluate names as of the merger announcement date; later corporate name changes do not matter.

Return a table with these columns:

- Acquiror name SDC

- Acquiror name found online

- Target name SDC

- Target name found online

- Overall matching score (1–10)

- Additional considerations (if needed)

For the matching score, analyze the evidence: 1 means both names fail to match, 5/6 means one name fails to match, and 10 means both names match perfectly. Use intermediate scores for semantic differences, abbreviations, or minor mistakes.

You can find all data in `./data/raw`.