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Eyre & Spottiswoode	The firm of Eyre & Spottiswoode was founded in 1770. In 1989 the firm was purchased by Cambridge University Press from the Octopus Group. See www.cambridge.org.	2006
Fasquelle	Eugène Fasquelle began to work for the publishing house of George Charpentier in Paris in 1886. In 1890 the firm, which was closely associated with the work of Émile Zola, became G. Charpentier & E. Fasquelle. In 1896 Eugène Fasquelle became sole owner of the firm, although he continued to use the Charpentier name for many years. Eugène Fasquelle remained as managing director until 1951. In 1957 the firm of Fasquelle was purchased by Hachette. In 1959 Fasquelle was merged with another recent Hachette acquisition, Grasset, to form Editions Grasset & Fasquelle, which is still based in Paris. See www.hachette.com and www.grasset.fr.	2008
Fayard	Arthème Fayard 1er founded his publishing house in Paris in 1857. The business remained largely a family concern until it was bought by Hachette in 1958. Fayard remains a separate company under the Hachette umbrella. See www.hachette.com and www.editions-fayard.fr.	2008
Fleetway Publications	Fleetway Publications came into existence in 1959 as the successor firm to Amalgamated Press. In 1963 it became part of IPC Media, and was subsequently purchased by Robert Maxwell. Robert Maxwell's interest in Fleetway was purchased by Egmont in 1991-92 and for about ten years the imprint Egmont Fleetway was used. The Fleetway name has now virtually ceased to appear. See www.egmont.co.uk.	2008
Fodor's	Fodor's was founded by Eugene Fodor in 1936, and was purchased by Random House in 1986. Fodor's Travel is now a division of Random House Inc., which is owned by Bertelsmann. See www.fodors.com and www.bertelsmann.com.	2008
Fourth Estate	Fourth Estate was founded in 1984. In 2000 the firm was purchased by HarperCollins, part of News Corporation. See www.newscorp.com.	2008
Georges Charpentier	The publisher Georges Charpentier (1846-1905) was the son of the publisher Gervais Charpentier. After being fired by his father, he began working for the firm of Maurice Dreyfous, whose authors included Émile Zola. In the late 1870s, Charpentier formed his own publishing house, initially to publish 'La vie moderne', but soon becoming Zola's principal publisher. In 1890 the firm changed its name from Georges Charpentier to G. Charpentier & E. Fasquelle. In 1896 Eugène Fasquelle became sole owner of the firm, although he continued to use the Charpentier name for many years. In 1957 the firm of Fasquelle was purchased by Hachette. In 1959 Fasquelle was merged with another recent Hachette acquisition, Grasset, to form Editions Grasset & Fasquelle, which is still based in Paris. See www.hachette.com and www.grasset.fr.	2008
Golden Books	Little Golden Books and Golden Books were a joint publishing venture between Simon & Schuster and Western Publishing founded in 1943. In 1958 Western Publishing bought out the Simon & Schuster share of the firm. In the 1980s Western Publishing changed its name to Golden Books Family Entertainment. In 1999 the firm filed for bankruptcy. In 2001 all the publishing assets of the firm were acquired by Random House, which is owned by Bertelsmann. See www.randomhouse.com/golden.	2008
Grasset	Bernard Grasset founded his publishing firm in Paris in 1907. In 1954 the firm was purchased by Hachette, although it retained editorial independence. In 1959 Grasset was merged with another recent Hachette acquisition, Fasquelle, to form Editions Grasset & Fasquelle, which is still based in Paris. See www.hachette.com and www.grasset.fr.	2006
Health Economic Evaluations Database	Health Economic Evaluations Database (HEED) was founded as a joint initiative of the Office of Health Economics and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA). In 2006 HEED was acquired by Wiley. See www.wiley.com.	2008

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