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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in many promising areas of science and biomedical research, including Cloning and Stem Cells, Human Gene Therapy, and Tissue Engineering. Its biotechnology trade magazine, Genetic Engineering News (GEN), was the first in its field and is today the industry's most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm's 60 journals, books, and trade publications is available at www.liebertpub.com.

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Cadbury Ltd (24-25 Fulton Road, Bournville SW3 P23)
3 chocolate factories in UK, 2 at Bournville and 1 in Somerdale
start of modernisation programme in 1991
rationalisation of production now completed
production of 1,500 tonnes of chocolate per week

Cadbury is a major global company which manufactures, markets and distributes branded confectionery products around the world. The group employs around 55,000 people and has three chocolate factories in the UK, two in Bournville and one in Somerdale. A modernisation programme was started in 19991 and has now been completed. Cadbury produces 1,500 tonnes of chocolate per week.

Candover (113 Brighton Road, London)
leading provider of equity for large European buyouts
formed in 1980; since then: 80 transactions with an aggregate value of Ł4.5 billion
December 1997: announcement of the Candover Fund
Recent transactions: restructuring of ASW plc and delisting of Hall Engineering

Established in 1980, Candover specialises in arranging and leading large buyouts. To date the company has invested in 80 deals with a total value of over 4.5 billion, almost 80% of which have resulted in successful stock market listings or trade sales. In December 1997 Candover announced the launch of the Candover Fund. Recent transactions include the restructuring of ASW plc and the delisting of Hall Engineering