The bar and cocktail club group has taken on the 115-year lease of the seafront tower for undisclosed fee and will operate both the viewing tower and hospitality areas, which were previously sponsored by British Airways.
The venue, which opened in the summer of 2016, closed last year when Brighton i360 went into administration with more then £50m in debt. It had been impacted by a number of factors including the pandemic, a number of poor summers, and a decline in consumer spending.
“We pass the i360 every day and were as disappointed as everyone else when it went into administration and no buyer was found,” says Sarah Willingham, founder and CEO of Nightcap.
“The impact of its closure would have been catastrophic to our local businesses and a blemish on this important part of the Brighton seafront.
“We hope we will get the support of our tight-knit local community as we embark on this new chapter for the i360.
“We couldn’t be happier to welcome the i360 to the Nightcap family.”
