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Activist investor Elliott Management won a seat on the board of directors for Citrix Systems in 2015. It then pushed the company to unlock shareholder value. Thanks in part to that pressure, in early 2017, Citrix spun off its GoTo business through a tax-efficient merger with LogMeIn Inc. CITRIX SYSTEMS $89 (Nasdaq symbol CTXS; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 150.7 million; Market cap: $13.4 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; No dividends; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.citrix. com) develops and sells products and services to corporations that let their employees remotely and securely access all the software, apps and data they rely on to do their jobs. Instead of installing individual pieces of software on their employees’ computers, corporate clients use Citrix’s remote servers to give their employees access to all the software and other applications they need. Employees can access that network of programs regardless of where they’re located. In the quarter ended December 31, 2017, Citrix’s revenue rose 5.9%, to $777.9 million…