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Yates Group, the pub operator, has been acquired by investment vehicle T20 for £202m. 23-May-2005 Yates Group, the bar operator, has received a £80m takeover approach from a management buy-out backed by US private equity firm GI Partners. 10-Jun-2004 Yates Group has raised £85m in a loan facility with Royal Bank of Scotland to help fund future growth and the refurbishment of its chain of 154 bars. 27-May-2003 Yates Group is looking to expand its Wine Lodge estate from 127 sites to about 200, and expects to open six Yates's bars and a number of HaHa Bars over the next 12 months. 13-Jun-2002 Yates Group is to withdraw from its last remaining wholesaling operation by selling the Aussie White business to H&A Wines & Spirits Group, in order to reduce costs and focus on its retail estate. 29-Nov-2001 Yates Group has sold eight Wine Lodges to Morrells of Oxford for about £4m, and Morrells will convert six of them to the Que Pasa format. 02-Nov-2001 Yates Group is planning to open 12 new bars this year to expand its Ha! Ha! Bar and Canteen chains. 15-Jun-2001 Yates Group has sold its chain of eight Watling Street Inns to Hardys & Hansons for £12m. 30-Nov-2000 Yates Group is to reduce new pub openings with only 10 additional outlets planned for 2001-02. 10-Nov-2000
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