Property tycoon Nick Candy invests in Vibe Tickets

Vibe Group has a new minority shareholder in the form of luxury property developer Nick Candy, who has invested £2m through Candy Ventures

News By IQ | 24 June 2019

Christian and Nick Candy are behind One Hyde Park in Knightsbridge, London © Gold Coast Exclusive/Vimeo

British property developer Nick Candy has invested more than £2 million in UK ticket resale firm Vibe Tickets, acquiring a 23% stake in holding company Vibe Group.

Candy – who with his brother Christian is behind projects such as One Hyde Park and NoHo Square (now Fitzroy Place) in London – is funding his investment in Vibe through his private fund, Candy Ventures. Vibe’s founder and CEO, Luke Massie, remains the majority shareholder.

Lancashire-based Vibe was bought out of administration by Massie, in…

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