Let’s call time on poisonous workspaces that are causing stress August 28, 2019 When we feel in control, we can grow, develop, and become better people. Surely this state of mind is crucial for an effective working environment? An increasing focus on workplace wellbeing suggests that there is a shift in the right direction, but can stress and anxiety really be solved with table tennis and free pizza? [...]
Workspace firm IWG in talks to list standalone US business in New York August 24, 2019 Founder of International Workplace Group (IWG), Mark Dixon, is in talks with investment banks to create a spin off its US business to be listed as a separate company in New York, according to Sky News. Dixon’s standalone business would become a publicly traded rival to WeWork, which is targeting a valuation of $50bn from [...]
Spaces opens its largest London flexible office centre August 22, 2019 Spaces has opened its largest London co-working centre to date, in the latest sign of a current boom in demand from flexible workspace operators across the capital. Read more: Property developers urge calm as Hong Kong protests continue The office provider is occupying over 80,000 square feet across seven floors in London Victoria. Flexible workspace [...]
Wework rival Knotel secures unicorn status with $400m funding August 21, 2019 Knotel, the flexible workspace rival to Wework, today said it has achieved “unicorn” status after securing a fresh round of funding worth $400m (£329m). The New York-based startup bagged the bumper cash injection in a round led by Wafra, the investment arm of Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund. Read more: Wework lost $700m in first half, [...]
Venture Capital funding hits record high August 14, 2019 Venture capital (VC) funding in the UK soared to a record high during the first half of this year, bolstered by a growing appetite for tech investments. Funding in VC rose to £4.3bn during the first half of 2019, rising 45 per cent on the same period last year. Read more: Barclays stops banking cryptocurrency [...]
Workspace giant IWG launches £100m share buyback scheme August 6, 2019 Office space provider IWG has launched a £100m share buyback and increased its dividend. The company, which operates under the Regus brand, increased its interim dividend 10.3 per cent to 2.15p per share as it announced it would repurchase £100m worth of shares by 5 August next year. Read more: Workspace giant IWG posts double [...]
How to host a dinner party: Top tips to ensure guests leave happy July 24, 2019 My editor asked me to write about how to throw the perfect dinner party. But there’s a problem: while I host quite a few myself – and pull them off pretty well, I think – I don’t have much to compare them to. You see, nobody ever invites me back. Read more: Trisara hotel review [...]
Office Space: Step into Sessions House, the courthouse HQ of Ennismore, the company behind The Hoxton and Gleneagles July 24, 2019 From the outside, Sessions House is a slightly menacing proposition. Squat and grimly imposing, it looks mistrustfully out onto Clerkenwell Green, seemingly miles removed from the surrounding buildings. If you’re a frequent visitor to central London, you might recognise its austere, almost gothic facade, all dreary grey brick and prison-bar windows. Upon entering the building, [...]
Landsec chief executive Robert Noel to retire July 11, 2019 Landsec chief executive Robert Noel is set to step down next year, the property giant announced today. Noel will retire after ten years at the firm and eight in the chief executive role after he joined Landsec as managing director of the London portfolio in 2010. Read more: Landsec: A tale of two portfolios He [...]
Wework poaches Facebook executive as it gears up for stock market float July 9, 2019 Wework has poached senior Facebook executive Martin Ott as the firm looks to beef up its management team ahead of its highly-anticipated stock market debut. Ott, who previously served as Facebook’s managing director for central Europe, will join the flexible workspace firm as managing director for EMEA, City A.M. can reveal. Read more: EMA to [...]