Watching these takeover targets in bankruptcy merger game

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SandRidge Energy potential takeover of Bonanza Creek and then withdrawal, and Talos Energy merger with Stone Energy. All bankruptcies. But there are others pinpointed by Forbes who could be playing this same game, so I'm keeping an eye on these: MidStates Petroleum, Blue Ridge Mountain Resources and Penn Virginia. 

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Why are these takeover targets?

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They are emerging from bankruptcies and fit the pattern of SandRidge/Bonanza and Talos/Stone, but I'll give you the Forbes article for more details on each: 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/clairepoole/2017/12/29/4-potential-takeover-targets-among-once-bankrupt-oil-gas-companies/3/#7b875ad94f8b