Nicholas Anthony Christopher Candy (born 23 January 1973)[1][2] is a British billionaire luxury property developer and politician, who has been the treasurer of Reform UK since December 2024.
[4] Born in London to a Greek-Cypriot mother and English father, he was privately educated[3] at Priory Preparatory School and Epsom College[5] in Surrey.
[9] They formed the CPC Group in 2004 and collaborated on the prestigious One Hyde Park scheme in London, operate separate independent businesses and have done for a number of years.
[22] On 28 May 2022, The Times reported that Candy Ventures was considering a bid to buy The Hut Group, though journalist Oliver Shah was sceptical, pointing to "a series of disastrous investments in tech start-ups" and "no record of big acquisitions".
[24] In July 2022, his Luxembourg-registered investment vehicle, Candy Ventures SARL, sued Aaqua BV and its major shareholder, Robert Bonnier, for an alleged fraud.
On 7 September 2022, Bonnier demanded £150 million in damages from Candy for falsely obtained freezing orders that turned his technology company into a credit risk.
[27] In October 2018, it was reported that Nick Candy refinanced his penthouse at One Hyde Park with an £80 million mortgage from Credit Suisse in order to pursue rental opportunities.
[32] On 25 March 2022, The Athletic reported that Candy's bid to acquire Chelsea had failed, despite support from South Korean firms Hana Financial and C&P Sports Group.
Mark Holyoake claimed in the High Court action that the Candy Brothers had used threats against him and his family to extort total repayments of £37m against a £12m loan.
[39] The publication of the photograph in December 2021 followed reporting by The Times in March 2021, which named Nick as the leader of fundraising for Shaun Bailey's London mayoral campaign.