NEW YORK – Nearly two years after its attempted initial public offering of shares disintegrated, WeWork will go public in a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, according to reports.
WeWork is merging with BowX Acquisition, a SPAC, in a transaction that would value the embattled communal office-space company at $9 billion plus debt, according to The Wall Street Journal.
That is far below the $47 billion valuation given the New York venture in September 2019 when WeWork's IPO imploded after massive losses were revealed in regulatory filings.
WeWork would also raise $1.3 billion, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. WeWork leases buildings and divides them into office spaces to sublet to members,