At the top of the news today, Asia’s co-working competition continues to heat up with New York’s WeWork hoping to make it big in Japan. Expansion is proving a bit tougher for Guangzhou-based Country Garden, which has become the latest… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2017-09-25
This week’s list of familiar faces in new places starts with a former Shanghai-hand making a brand new start of it in New York, and also finds a pair of LSE graduates landing new real estate finance roles in the… Read More>>
WeWork Calls UrWork a Co-Working CopyCat in NY Lawsuit
Shared office giant WeWork is suing Beijing-based rival UrWork over its “confusingly similar name” as the Chinese company prepares to launch a new centre in WeWork’s home base of New York.
WeWork, the world’s largest co-working brand, filed the suit… Read More>>
WeWork Suing URWork Over Trademark and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The gloves have come off in the fight for dominance of the shared office market as US co-working champion WeWork takes a swing at Chinese challenger URWork over an oddly similar moniker. Also in the news today, BlackRock unloads its… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2017-09-11
This week in Asia’s latest round of real estate industry professionals finding new roles, there’s a surge of hiring by flexible office providers with half of our subjects landing their latest job with a co-working or serviced office operator. Also… Read More>>
WeWork, Naked Hub Expand in Hong Kong’s Kowloon East
WeWork, the New York-based shared office brand, is expanding its footprint in Hong Kong, on the heels of announcing $4.4 billion of new investment for its Asian growth drive.
The $17 billion firm has leased a full floor, covering nearly… Read More>>
SoftBank, Vision Fund Pump $4.4B into WeWork for Asia Growth
New York-based WeWork is adding $3 billion to its war chest from Japan’s SoftBank Group and the SoftBank Vision Fund, as the world’s biggest co-working startup aims for dominance of the Asian market. The fresh infusion of capital comes on… Read More>>
Wanda’s Vista Tower Still on Track Says Chicago Partner And More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of the news, Wanda’s partner in Chicago says the 98-storey Vista Tower is progressing as planned, notwithstanding the mainland group’s proposed reshuffling of overseas assets. In other headlines, shared office giant WeWork is suing its similarly named… Read More>>
WeWork Acquires SG’s SpaceMob in $500M SE Asia, Korea Push
WeWork, the New York-based flexible office giant, has announced a $500 million investment in a new vehicle to fund its expansion in Southeast Asia and South Korea, in another milestone for the region’s co-working sector.
In tandem with the investment,… Read More>>
SoftBank, Hony Lead $500M Investment in WeWork China Expansion
The battle for China’s co-working market has kicked into high gear, with New York-based shared office giant WeWork announcing it has raised $500 million for a new China unit.
Japan’s SoftBank and China’s Hony Capital are leading the investment in… Read More>>