“WeWork”: Officially Bankrupt

WeWork = Did Not Work!

By Staff Reporters

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WeWork, the coworking company just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey after years of struggles that began with a failed IPO in 2019. It aborted the IPO after investors got a look at its finances and just how much power WeWork’s eccentric founder Adam Neumann possessed.

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WeWork (which eventually went public via SPAC) has suffered from having signed on to very expensive leases in its pre-IPO rush to grow.

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In 2019, the company was valued at $47 billion, but it has since fallen steadily, and this year, its stock has plunged by 98%, giving it a ~$45 million value as of last week.

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WEWORK: Maybe Not!

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WeWork, the co-working company that was valued at $47 billion four years ago just warned that there was “substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern,” which means it could soon file for bankruptcy.

The We Company filed its Form S-1 for the IPO in August 2019. The following month, facing mounting pressure from investors based on disclosures in the S-1, company co-founder Adam Neumann resigned from his position as CEO and gave up majority voting control. Amid growing investor concerns over its corporate governance, valuation, and outlook for the business, the company formally withdrew its S-1 filing and announced the postponing of its IPO. At that time, the reported public valuation of the company was US $10 billion, a reduction from the $47 billion valuation it had achieved in January and less than the $12.8 billion it had raised since 2010.

The gradual return-to-work movement has not benefited WeWork as much as it anticipated: Memberships declined last quarter, and the company posted a net loss of $397 million.

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