US hotel chain with golf focus drives c €45m in Northern Ireland, with Republic moves par for their growth curve 

Major PGA and American football stars among quiet investor in Nashville-based AJ Capital Partners who have landed a first hotel deal on the island of Ireland

Sold for an unconfirmed €45m+: Northern  Ireland's Slieve Donard Hotel and Spa Resort, via agents CBRE. Might similar in the south be targeted next by US chain which has been expanding in the UK and, now, the North of Ireland

IRISH golf resorts are expected to come under the purchasing spotlight of an expansionist US-based hospitality operator after its €45m+ swoop on the prestigious  Slieve Donard Resort and Spa in Northern Ireland.

Nashville-based AJ Capital Partners, which includes  a number of major sport stars in the world of PGA golf and American football among its investors, owns 40 hotels in the US and more recently in the UK: it has just done a quiet deal for an unconfirmed Stg£40m+ on