Personally I don't like the sneaky anonymous nature of Candaman's post
I've met Ben a couple of times, and wouldn't put myself down, as a mate of his or a member of this imaginary Ben cult that the anonymous poster has come up with.
I have sympathy with his ex employees but investors, sorry no. If your buying a chunk of a girly bar in PP, your not buying a share of some blue chip operation, with clear(ish) governance, ethics, accountability etc.
For what it's worth have been in the bar in PP a few times and thought it was excellent. Managed to enjoy myself, with the band and the company- strangely who owned it, did not weigh heavily on , as an ordinary punter why should it?