Adam Neumann wants to buy back WeWork – five years after stepping down as CEO
The former WeWork CEO previously resigned after the company valued at $47 billion failed to produce a successful IPO.
The former WeWork CEO previously resigned after the company valued at $47 billion failed to produce a successful IPO.
Adam Neumann’s net worth was last valued at US$2.2 billion by Forbes, as the company he co-founded, WeWork, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey. Co-working start-up WeWork was founded in 2010, and revolutionised the concept of office-space for freelance, remote and self-employed workers. The business, which was once valued at US$47 billion, last […]
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