New York, Oct 22 (AFP) Japan-based SoftBank will take control of WeWork in a bailout plan that will see the office-sharing startup's co-founder Adam Neumann exit the board, a person close to the matter said Tuesday.

SoftBank, which already holds 29 percent of WeWork, will invest at least USD 5 billion more, the source said. About USD 1.7 billion will go to Neumann, who will step down.

The deal values WeWork at about USD 8 billion, a far cry from the USD 47 billion at the start of the year and a fraction of the sum envisioned in an initial public offering that was abandoned last month. (AFP)

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