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WeWork expected to announce major layoffs – TechCrunch, TechCrunch

WeWork expected to announce major layoffs – TechCrunch, TechCrunch


WeWork, the co-working business once valued at $ 47 billion, is expected to announce significant layoffs this month, Bloombergreports. This follows reports the company was looking toslashas many as 5, 000 roles, or one-third of its workforce.

Now expected to go public in 2020 at a valuation as low as $ 10 billion, WeWork is also in negotiations with JPMorgan for a last-minute cash infusion to replace the capital expected from the now-postponed IPO, perreports. The company, now a cautionary tale, has been working with bankers in recent weeks to reduce the sky-high costs of its money-losing operation.

News of potential layoffs come about two weeks after co-founder and chief executive officerAdam Neumann resignedfrom his postandthe nine-year-old company postponed its highly anticipated initial public offering. Neumann is now serving as the company’s non-executive chairman, succeeded by WeWork’s former vice chairman Sebastian Gunningham and the company’s president and chief operating officer Artie Minson.

The embattled company has been struggling to satisfy Wall Street skeptics, who were floored by the company’s eye-popping valuation. Since Neumann’s resignation, WeWork has begun several cost-cutting initiatives and is reportedly looking to sell off several of its acquisitions, including Managed by Q, Conductor and Meetup.

Layoffs are a natural next step for the business as it aims to carve out a clear path to profitability, now a requisite for a 2020 IPO. To float at any point in the future, after all, WeWork must prove elevating “the worldconsciousness”will eventually lead to profits.

WeWorkrevealedan unusual IPO prospectus in August after raising more than $ 8 billion in equity and debt funding. Despite financials that showed losses of nearly $ 1 billion in the six months ending June 30, the company still managed to accumulate a valuation as high as $ 47 billion, largely as a result of Neumann’s fundraising abilities.

“As co-founder of WeWork, I am so proud of this team and the incredible company that we have built over the last decade,” Neumann said in a statement confirming his resignation. “Our global platform now spans 111 cities in 29 countries, serving more than 527, 000 members each day. While our business has never been stronger, in recent weeks, the scrutiny directed toward me has become a significant distraction, and I have decided that it is in the best interest of the company to step down as chief executive. Thank you to my colleagues, our members, our landlord partners, and our investors for continuing to believe in this great business. ”

We’ve reached out to WeWork for comment.

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