What Other Mergers Are Possible After The Halliburton-Baker Hughes Deal?

Halliburton Company HAL has officially merged with Baker Hughes Incorporated BHI. The deal is for a reported $34.6 billion and is projected to save the oil giants a combined two billion dollars in costs.

Mad Money host Jim Cramer is on record saying that this deal should not be allowed due to the monopolistic situation it could create.

Despite his displeasure with the merger, most analysts expect the deal to be allowed. This begs the question: What other mergers are possible after this mega deal?

Sanofi SA and MannKind Corporation would be a natural fit.  The two biotech companies are already linked together through the partnership agreement of MannKind's diabetes drug Afrezza.

While this wouldn't be nearly the mega deal that Halliburton-Baker Hughes was, this would likely put a significant amount of weight behind a breakthrough diabetes treatment.

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Apple Inc. or Samsung Electronics, meanwhile, and BlackBerry Ltd would provide the consumer electronics space with a significant upgrade in security.

While Apple and Samsung keep beating each other up for market share, Blackberry's device sales have fallen off the map. However, Apple and Samsung have had problems with their systems being hacked while Blackberry's security is arguably second to none. 

Facebook Inc and Google Inc may seem absurd to the more astute investor, but consider the spaces both companies reside in.

The two tech giants compete directly in online ads, search and social media, and are gearing up for the Internet provider arena as well.

This merger might be a long ways off, but could significantly benefit both companies if they were to pursue this option.