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Elle a été fondée

Notre compagnie est spécialisée.
 Our company is specialised.

Elle a été fondée en 1985.
 It was (literally has been) founded in 1985.

Elle here refers to la compagnie.

Note that the past participle of the verb fonder takes an e in the written form because it agrees with elle.

This always happens when être is part of the verb.

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