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The Real Deal
The owner of a network of members’ clubs built on exclusivity is offering up its stock to the masses. Membership Collective Group, parent company of the Soho House chain of private clubs, raised $420 million in an initial public offering of 30 million shares Wednesday.
The Wall Street Journal
Adam Neumann and Masayoshi Son were negotiating a possible $20 billion check when Mr. Son pulled up an image of Yoda on his iPad. It was summer 2018 and Mr. Son’s tech conglomerate, SoftBank Group Corp., had already pumped over $4 billion into WeWork, the shared office space startup Mr. Neumann co-founded eight years earlier. Now Mr. Neumann was trying to get Mr. Son to buy a majority stake in WeWork. It would have been the largest acquisition ever of a startup, part of a bid to turbocharge a…
McKinsey & Company
As one of the world’s biggest economic ecosystems, the construction industry has a major part to play in achieving global sustainability goals. “Ecosystem” in this article refers to the full life cycle (design, materials manufacturing, construction, usage, and demolition) of all residential and commercial buildings and infrastructure. While the industry is generally not seen as a sustainability pioneer, the entire ecosystem looks set to evolve.
The New York Times
Though Kia Roberts, who runs her own misconduct investigation firm, originally felt hesitant about joining The Wing, the feminist-aligned co-working space and social club, she fell in love with it after a visit to its Dumbo location in early 2019. “The connections, the beautiful spaces, the great food, the buzzy and boozy events that featured a ton of fascinating speakers” appealed to her, she said. She was a regular at all of the Wing’s New York locations when the pandemic hit, forcing her to …
CREtech
New York, NY (July 19, 2021) — CREtech, the world’s leading community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, recently released an agenda -at-a-Glance to their in-person real estate technology conference, CREtech New York, which will take place this October 13-14 at Pier 36 in Manhattan. The conference is anticipated to bring together over 1,000 of the world’s premier real estate professionals, and will feature notable tech, venture and real estate spea…
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Jones
New York, NY, July 19, 2021 — Jones, the commercial real estate startup whose trusted vendor network makes it easier for tenants and property managers to hire vendors, ensure compliance, and limit liability, today announced it has raised a $12.5 million Series A led by JLL Spark and Khosla Ventures. Strategic players including Camber Creek, Rudin Management, DivcoWest, and Sage Realty also joined the round. Jones will deploy the funding to continue to bring procurement into the digital age with …
CRETECH
The world’s most important tech networking event will feature leading content that explores the next frontier of Build World Tech. New York, NY (July 19, 2021) — CREtech, the world’s leading community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, recently released an agenda -at-a-Glance to their in-person real estate technology conference, CREtech New York, which will take place this October 13-14 at Pier 36 in Manhattan. The conference is anticipated t…
CREtech+
Mark Zikra, SVP of Technology & Innovation at CA Ventures speaks to the different forms of value that added technology creates for tenants and owners.
Vertis Inc.
Vertis Exits Stealth with Industry’s First Data Science Solution to Optimize Critical Workforce and Workplace Strategies and Decisions The Vertis Market Intelligence Platform leverages proprietary data science to enable enterprise, HR and real estate decision makers to create and implement business critical strategies with clarity and conviction SANTA CLARA, Calif. — July 15, 2021 — Vertis, Inc., a high-growth data-science SaaS company, emerged from stealth mode today, and unve…
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