SoftBank rescue plan would bring WeWork’s valuation to $8B
SoftBank is considering a financing package to save WeWork that would value the embattled office-space company at $8 billion, according to Bloomberg. It is a stunning drop from WeWork’s $47 billion valuation set in January by SoftBank, at the time of its last cash infusion. The Japanese conglomerate owns about a third of the company and has already invested more than $10 billion. Since its failed IPO, which it pulled in September, WeWork now faces