Wework founder Adam Nuemann bids to buy co-working firm back for £394m March 26, 2024 Wework founder Adam Neumann has submitted a $500m (£394m) bid to buy back the troubled coworking business.
Wework credit rating slashed after casting doubt over its future August 17, 2023 Troubled office space provider Wework saw its credit rating slashed yesterday evening after the firm cast doubt over its ability to continue operating. US credit rating agency Fitch Ratings cut Wework’s rating from CC to CCC. This is one of the lowest rankings on the credit rating scale, and means the agency believes there is [...]
London office vacancy rates to rise in City, Wharf and West End amid Wework trouble January 22, 2024 London office vacancy rates are expected to rise by the end of the year, in another blow for the health of the capital’s commercial property market.
Keeping loss-making giants like WeWork flush with VC cash is killing competition August 14, 2023 WeWork hasn't had to turn a profit because an endless amount of venture capital cash has allowed them to challenge all other workspaces, writes Jordan Greenaway.
WeWork: Flexible office space giant raises ‘substantial doubt’ over its future August 9, 2023 We Work has suffered a sharp fall in its share price after raising "substantial doubt" over its future.
WeWork cuts office space in a bid to save cash November 10, 2022 WeWork has announced it would be closing some of its US offices in a bid to save costs and boost profitability. Announcing its third quarter results, the flexible office space said it would be shutting about 40 “underperforming” offices in the US, comprising of approximately 41,000 workstations. WeWork said that although these closures are expected [...]
Exclusive: WeWork introduces discounts to drive office workers back into London September 8, 2022 Flexible workspace provider WeWork has launched new incentives for London businesses to entice workers back into the city. The New York-headquartered company is working with BusinessLDN, with members of the advocacy group being offered access to new discounts. Businesses are able to access 50 per cent off WeWork’s All Access monthly membership fees for three [...]
WeWork Southbank space enters the market for almost £1bn February 9, 2022 One of the office sites leased to WeWork is being put on sale for nearly £1bn, which would be among the largest in London since the pandemic. One and Two Southbank Place is being put on the market by developer Almacantar for £935m, it was first reported by the Financial Times. The campus is being [...]
WeWork partners with startup Upflex in flexible global workspace roll out February 8, 2022 Workspace provider WeWork is entering an exclusive partnership with coworking startup Upflex. The flexible space firm said on Tuesday that the deal will result in a combined network of more than 5,500 locations, with WeWork selling Upflex space to its members. WeWork announced it would also participate in Upflex’s Series A funding, alongside other investors. [...]
The secretive short seller looking to bulldoze Soho House February 12, 2024 Glasshouse Research launched an attack on Soho House last week and predicted the firm was heading the way of WeWork - but who are Glasshouse?