THE Harrogate-based Principal Hayley hotel group has been bought by the US-based Starwood Fund. The group has 23 hotels including The Met in Leeds, The Royal York and Kenwood Hall in Sheffield. It is understood to have changed hands for around £360m. Most of the cash will go to Lloyds which took control of the business from private equity group Permira in a debt-for-equity swap in 2010. Chief executive Tony Troy said: “We are pleased with the opportunity to work with Starwood Capital, which has exten......for the full story register now for free or login below...