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Date updated:04-10-2009

Which companies are looking like top takeover targets, right now? The "Fast Money" traders have highlighted a number of firms that could get bought out in the near future.

HAL
Halliburton Co
$29.88
-1.84%
$30.22

Jon Najarian explains that he’s watching Halliburton (HAL), Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST) and International Game Technology (IGT). The volume of options traded in all three stocks leads Najarian to think all three could go higher.

People owning HAL also tend to own: ATI MFLX TEX TIE AIG BA C

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CBST
Cubist Pharmaceut
$16.95
-0.59%
$17.04

People owning CBST also tend to own: AA ALY ATI BNI ET FRK GE

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IGT
Intl Game Tech
$19.44
-0.66%
$19.48

People owning IGT also tend to own: ADP BAC BSX CCL CMCSA CSCO ERTS

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TDC
Teradata Corp
$29.43
-0.07%
$29.37

In a brief session on potential merger and acquisition targets, the panel singled out Teradata (TDC), Palm(PALM) and VMWare (VMW).

People owning TDC also tend to own: AAPL BKH CELG CY DIS EMC FCX

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PALM
Palm
$11.74
+0.95%
$11.40

In a brief session on potential merger and acquisition targets, the panel singled out Teradata (TDC), Palm(PALM) and VMWare (VMW).

People owning PALM also tend to own: GME GOOG HSY KO NFLX NKE PBG

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VMW
Vmware
$40.96
-1.89%
$41.54

In a brief session on potential merger and acquisition targets, the panel singled out Teradata (TDC), Palm(PALM) and VMWare (VMW).

People owning VMW also tend to own: BAM BBD BWF EAD GOOG IFN ISRG

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GHL
Greenhill & Co
$82.42
+0.02%
$82.30

I think the play is Greenhill (GHL), counsels the Negotiator. They make money by brokering the mergers.

People owning GHL also tend to own: ADBE CHKE CLMS CME EPAX LLTC MCO

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BIIB
Biogen Idec Inc
$46.38
+1.16%
$45.56

Big investors a.re buying the April-55 calls. Market rumor suggest a deal could be announced within the next few days.

People owning BIIB also tend to own: APOL BRK-B DELL ELOS LXK SAFM SGTL

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