how to match Compustat Global and IBES

[joost impink]

hi, I am forwarding a post on the forum: 

Hey,
I also want to merge international, so non-US, firms from Compustat Global with analyst data from IBES but I am not able to do it. 
I tried to use the CCM linking table, but then I am left with Canadian firms only, so this is no opportunity.
I tried to use the ISIN and SEDOL from Compustat to obtain the IBES CUSIP but that does not work either.

Is there a way to combine the two databases for international (also not cross-listed) firms? If yes, how can I do that?
By the way, I am also using Stata.

Thanks for your help!

[aakmmss]

Hi,

I was wondering if you're still looking for an answer.
Best,

[Maisha]

Hi everyone, 

I matched IBES and Compustat/CRSP quarterly for a project where we needed quarterly data. However now I need analyst forecast data for a paper where all variables are yearly and I am not sure how to perform the merge -- what time variable should I use in the merge? I might be missing something for this not to make sense to me, but any opinions would be very helpful. 

Thanks a lot!

M.