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    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Banks
      WeRestructure

      WeLooked, WeLaughed, WeShrugged. WeWorried about CRE

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      Lex
      WeWork: flexible office space, inflexible capital structure Premium content

      Distressed prices of debt and equity suggest a balance sheet restructuring will become necessary

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      Elaine Moore
      The tech ‘nepo babies’ are coming

      Dual-class shares are ensuring founder families can control companies indefinitely

    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
      WeWork to close offices in cost-cutting drive

      Property company is still lossmaking more than a year after IPO

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      Andreessen Horowitz
      Andreessen Horowitz backs WeWork co-founder’s property venture

      Silicon Valley firm invests $350mn with billionaire ‘visionary leader’ Adam Neumann

    • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
      WeWork narrows quarterly losses as workers make slow return

      Office provider confident uncertainty will fuel further demand for flexible space

    • Friday, 11 March, 2022
      FT Magazine
      The man who almost blew up WeWork wants to sell you something new

      After a fall as spectacular as his rise, the charismatic salesman is back

    • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
      WeWork’s London Southbank office hits the market for almost £1bn

      Sale of One and Two Southbank Place by developer Almacantar will test investor faith in co-working group

    • Monday, 27 December, 2021
      ReviewBooks
      Aiming High — the rise of Masayoshi Son and SoftBank

      Atsuo Inoue’s biography charts the humble origins and relentless work ethic of one of the world’s most influential investors

    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      Corporate bonds
      SoftBank sells $550m of WeWork debt

      Low price on bonds that were part of 2019 rescue package underscores lacklustre investor reception

    • Saturday, 27 November, 2021
      IWG PLC
      IWG vs WeWork: investors’ starkly differing views of the rival shared office groups

      The UK company is bigger and more profitable than its US-listed competitor — but has a far lower valuation

    • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
      WeWork’s Wall Street debut values Neumann’s stake at $1bn

      Listing through Spac deal enriches office provider’s co-founder who quit after failed IPO

    • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
      Due Diligence
      Adam Neumann is throwing a WeWork party today Premium content

      Plus, Green skies for Goldman Sachs and an introduction to the Texas two-step

    • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
      Former WeWork chiefs to host party on sidelines as company goes public

      Adam Neumann retains 11% stake in shared office space company two years after his resignation

    • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      The crash landing of Austria’s chancellor

      China pressures McDonald’s to accept Beijing’s new digital currency

    • Tuesday, 19 October, 2021
      WeWork to make belated arrival on stock market after Spac merger

      Office space company’s $9bn value is a fraction of the $47bn secured ahead of its failed IPO

    • Wednesday, 18 August, 2021
      ReviewFilm
      WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn tells the demise of a start-up

      This documentary gives a damning account of how Adam Neumann’s office-sharing company rose high and fell low

    • Tuesday, 3 August, 2021
      Elaine Moore
      The era of start-up excess shows no sign of abating

      The hype machine that transformed lossmaking WeWork into a $47bn company is still churning

    • Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
      FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
      How SoftBank’s dalliance with Greensill ended in disaster

      After coming unstuck on WeWork, the Japanese group pulled out all the stops to save its next investment

    • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
      ReviewBusiness books
      The Cult of We — WeWork, weed and wild ambition

      The excesses of the office-leasing group and its charismatic co-founder Adam Neumann are well documented — but this analysis still finds fresh insight

    • Tuesday, 29 June, 2021
      Bryce Elder
      Bid speculation is ever-present but Regus owner IWG stays unattached

      Private markets offer no refuge for the serviced office owner as founder Mark Dixon battles WeWork

    • Monday, 7 June, 2021
      LexProperty sector
      Office space/IWG: welcome to the Empty Quarter Premium content

      Bosses have cost incentives for offering staff better quality of life via hybrid working

    • Thursday, 27 May, 2021
      US & Canadian companies
      SoftBank and WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann agree divorce deal

      Entrepreneur to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in settlement before listing attempt

    • Friday, 21 May, 2021
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      Israel and Hamas ceasefire, quantitative easing and stock prices

      The ceasefire will end an 11-day conflict that has killed at least 230 Palestinians and 12 Israelis

    • Thursday, 20 May, 2021
      WeWork loses $2.1bn and sheds members as lockdowns bite

      Huge quarterly loss as workers stayed home and former CEO Adam Neumann was paid settlement

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