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La Tasca La Tasca, the Bolton-based chain of 71 tapas bars, is to be acquired by a consortium of R20, Kaupthing and TFT for £104m. 07-May-2007 La Tasca, the Bolton-based chain of 71 tapas bars valued at about £100m, is expected to be the subject of three rival bids from Tragus, CVC Capital Partners and Kaupthing. 15-Mar-2007 La Tasca is planning to open at least 14 new restaurants this year, to add to the existing 64. 01-Jun-2006 La Tasca is planning to open a further eight restaurants over the next six months, and is also launching a new Sam & Maxie's brand of family bar and grill outlets. 14-Dec-2005 La Tasca, the chain of 47 restaurants, is considering plans for a £50m flotation this year to fund the opening of ten new sites a year. 10-Jan-2005 La Tasca Restaurants is planning to expand its chain of 39 tapas bars with up to ten new outlets this year. 01-Jul-2004 La Tasca is to open about ten new restaurants over the next 12 months, with new sites currently being opened in Reading and Bath. 13-Sep-2002 La Tasca is to open its first Irish tapas bar at Belfast's riverside Odyssey complex in September with the creation of 60 jobs. 20-Mar-2002 La Tasca, the chain of 16 tapas bars and restaurants, has undergone a £28m management buy-in, supported by Penta Capital. 13-Sep-2001 La Tasca is planning to open a further 15 tapas bars and restaurants over the next two years, and is negotiating a £12m funding package. 02-Apr-2001 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007