WeWork

SoftBank posts $6.2bn loss after WeWork bankruptcy

SoftBank has been WeWork’s biggest backer since it started investing in 2017

Japanese investor holds a majority stake in the office leasing company

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Andreessen Horowitz puts $350m behind ex-WeWork boss Neumann’s new startup

Venture capital firm is investing $350m at a valuation of more than $1bn, a person familiar with the matter says

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A receptionist wears a facemask as she works behind a transparent shield at the WeWork, coworking and office space in the City of London

WeWork to accept crypto for membership fees and pay landlords in bitcoin

WeWork will also hold cryptocurrencies on its balance sheet

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The settlement agreement, when completed, would resolve all claims brought in a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery

SoftBank agrees $1.6bn settlement with ex-WeWork boss Adam Neumann, others

The agreement is not an admission of liability or wrongdoing by SoftBank

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WeWork co-founder sues SoftBank over failed $3bn deal

The civil complaint is the latest legal tussle over SoftBank’s multibillion-dollar rescue of We Co., the parent of the office sharing company

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WeWork directors sue SoftBank over cancelled $3bn share offer

The co-working company says its liquidity could be adversely affected by the cancelation

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SoftBank walks away from $3bn WeWork rescue deal

Japanese tech giant cited a list of five conditions that were not met by WeWork as the reasons for its withdrawal

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Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank

SoftBank backs away from part of planned bailout of WeWork

Investor told office-sharing company it may not buy $3bn of shares from existing investors as planned

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WeWork confirms coronavirus case in London office

The office sharing provider's 145 City Road office remained opened today

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The WeWork weekender: Lazard bankers’ rush to work on $9.5bn deal

The independent bank pulled together a core team of 16 investment bankers in London and New York within two hours as WeWork weighed up competing multi-billion-dollar funding offers

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WeWork brings in Goldman and JPMorgan for multibillion-dollar debt raise

The cash it rasies could help shore up demand for an IPO by showing the company will be able to fund growth for years without having to turn again to equity markets, people familiar with the deal said

WeWork parent sets up $2.9bn property investment arm

Co-working company is teaming up with a Canadian real estate company to buy buildings in which it operates

WeWork’s Patrick Nelson: ‘The building is the hardware, we’re the software’

The co-working company’s head of European real estate on community, short-termism and co-working competition

Martijn Roordink

The perils of cool: Flexible-office company founder looks beyond the hype

As pressure increases on co-working companies' funding, Spaces' Martijn Roordink believes avoiding 'trendy' label will make his business a long-term bet