WeWork IPO reveals extent of global scaling risk
WeWork, a US co-working space provider pursuing an aggressive Asia expansion with the backing of several PE investors, revealed a number of risks associated with rapid global growth in a filing for its US IPO.
WeWork provides shared office space for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and large corporations. Since its launch in 2010 in New York, the company has grown to 528 locations in 111 cities worldwide, 36 of them...
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