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Co-working major WeWork India, which plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO), has posted a profit of Rs 174.13 crore in the first six months of this fiscal amid rising demand for premium flexible workspace. Total income stood at Rs 960.76 crore during the April-September period of the current 2024-25 financial year, according to the company's Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed with Sebi last week. The comparative figures are not available. In the full 2023-24 fiscal, WeWork India posted a net loss of Rs 135.83 crore over a total income of Rs 1,737.16 crore. Net debt of WeWork India Management Ltd, which filed preliminary papers with Sebi last week to float an IPO, stood at Rs 316.95 crore as on January 15, 2024, the DRHP said. Established in 2017, WeWork India is promoted by Bengaluru-based real estate company Embassy Group. It has the exclusive licensee of the 'WeWork' brand in India. In WeWork India, Embassy Group has around 76.21 per cent stake while WeWork Glo

Co-working firm WeWork Global, which has filed for bankruptcy in the US, is in talks with potential investors to sell its entire 27 per cent stake in WeWork India to monetise its investments, sources said. Bengaluru-based real estate firm Embassy Group, which holds the remaining 73 per cent stake in WeWork India, might also dilute some shareholdings to raise funds, they added. WeWork India, which started operations in 2017, has over 8 million square feet of assets signed across 54 locations in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Gurugram, Noida, Pune, and Hyderabad. WeWork India had posted a turnover of Rs 1,400 crore during the 2022-23 fiscal year. In June 2021, WeWork Global invested USD 100 million in WeWork India to pick a 27 per cent stake. The investments helped Indian business to tide over the financial difficulties during the COVID pandemic, which had severely affected the office market. When contacted, WeWork India CEO Karan Virwani declined to comment. Sources said, WeWork In

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Coworking major WeWork India on Tuesday said it has entered Chennai market and has taken on lease 1.3 lakh square feet of office space in Chennai to open a new centre with a capacity of 2,000 desks. In a statement, Bengaluru-based WeWork India said, it has taken on lease over 1,30,000 square feet of office space in the commercial building 'Olympia Cyberspace' developed by Olympia Group. The new centre, having a total capacity of more than 2,000 desks, will be operational in June. Karan Virwani, CEO, WeWork India, said the company will be opening its first flexible workspace in Chennai, a city known for its vibrant culture, urban population, and rapidly growing business ecosystem. "We are witnessing a continued surge in demand for flexible workspaces across India," he added. As organisations rapidly return to work from offices, Virwani said there is a growing need for flexible and customisable workspaces that can facilitate hybrid or full-time work models. "With a strong pipeline

Amid reports that US-based WeWork Global plans to file for bankruptcy soon, coworking major WeWork India on Wednesday asserted this will have no impact on its business, saying the Indian business is backed by realty firm Embassy Group and has achieved consistent growth. In WeWork India, Embassy Group holds a 73 per cent stake, while WeWork Global has a 27 per cent shareholding. WeWork Global, which is a leading provider of flexible workspace, in June 2021 invested USD 100 million in WeWork India. There are reports that Softbank-backed WeWork Global is planning to file for bankruptcy. A few months ago, US-based WeWork Global made a statement that "substantial doubt" exists about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. In a statement on Wednesday, WeWork India CEO Karan Virwani said, "WeWork India is a separate entity from WeWork Global. The recent news around the potential bankruptcy and Chapter 11 filing in the US will have no impact on the members and stakeholders in

Coworking major WeWork India is expecting 33 per cent growth in revenue during this calendar year at around Rs 1,000 crore, on the back of rising demand for flexible workspaces. In an interview with PTI, WeWork India Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Karan Virwani highlighted that the company has become profitable for the first time during January-March 2022, with a profit of Rs 25 crore at EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) level. "Our revenue was Rs 250 crore during the first quarter of this calendar year. We expect Rs 1,000 crore revenue in 2022 calendar year," he said. Profit is estimated at over Rs 100 crore (EBITDA). Virwani said the company had posted a revenue of Rs 750 crore in the 2021 calendar year. On the operational front, WeWork India has leased 1 million square feet in the first quarter. The current occupancy rate is 80 per cent. "Our portfolio was 4.5 million square feet in 2021, which has increased to 5 million square feet curren

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In the coworking space, top seven operators - Cowrks, WeWork India, Awfis, Regus, Smartworks, 91springboard and OYO Workspaces - have more than 350 centres across cities in the country

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In the past six months, CoWrks had acquired 700,000 sq ft and launched seven centres across Bengaluru, Mumbai, the NCR and Chennai