Can they keep the contagion at bay?
Masayoshi Son, the head of SoftBank, has asked the former CEO of Sprint to take a more hands-on role helping oversee a cleanup of the office-rental company from his position at SoftBank
The surprise postponement of the WeWork IPO has underscored how confidence is eroding in the market both for companies looking to raise capital and investors
WeWork long had the image of a family business: a husband-and-wife pair at the helm and company slogans about how life is "better together."
S&P Global Ratings reduced WeWork's credit rating one notch to B- with a negative outlook, putting it at the edge of the market's weakest tier of borrowers
WeWork's parent firm We Company postponed its initial public offering last week after investor scrutiny over widening losses and corporate governance
Prior to his announcement, Neumann had faced pressure from board members tied to SoftBank, a major investor, according to people with knowledge of the matter
Pressure builds up on WeWork CEO Adam Neumann as board weighs coup
WeWork declined to comment on the report and SoftBank was not immediately available for a comment outside business hours
The US office-sharing start-up was getting ready to launch an investor road show for its IPO this week, before making the last-minute decision on Monday to stand down
WeWork's valuation, $47 billion in a private funding round last January, could be set as low as $12 billion
The We Company is under pressure to proceed with the IPO, despite the big valuation drop, to secure funding for its operations
IPO valuation for office-sharing company drops to $20 billion
The We Company rents out workspace to clients under short-term contracts and pays rent for the properties under long-term leases
Wework is also, according to people with knowledge of the matter, looking to launch such economical desks in Delhi and other cities
This new centre in Pune, expected to be launched early next month, will have a capacity of over 2,000 seats, sources added
The filing revealed that investment banks JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs Group will be the lead underwriters on the offering
Real estate experts say such places work out to be 15-25% cost efficient vis-a-vis permanent offices
Its business model- locking in space on long-term leases, then filling it with short-term tenants-has been hard for others to embrace
WeWork Labs will serve as a hub for early-stage start-ups and provide members access to investment, educational resources and space