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SoftBank Withdraws $3B Tender Offer For WeWork Shares聽

withdrew its $3 billion tender offer for shares, citing conditions of the offer not being satisfied.

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The Japanese conglomerate pointed to WeWork鈥檚 failure to receive antitrust approvals by April 1; the 鈥渕ultiple, new, and significant pending criminal and civil investigations鈥 into WeWork; and the impact of COVID-19 on the business as reasons for withdrawing from the agreement, which was signed in October.

鈥淭he tender offer was an offer to buy shares directly from other major stockholders and its termination has no impact on WeWork鈥檚 operations or customers,鈥 SoftBank SVP and chief legal officer Rob Townsend said in a statement. 鈥淭he tender offer closing was conditioned on the satisfaction of certain closing conditions the parties agreed to in October of last year for SoftBank鈥檚 protection. Several of those conditions were not met, leaving SoftBank no choice but to terminate the tender offer.鈥

SoftBank acknowledged in the statement Thursday that ousted CEO Adam Neumann, his family and Benchmark Capital were among those who would have benefited the most from the tender offer.

SoftBank and the SoftBank Vision Fund have invested more than $14.25 billion in WeWork. By withdrawing from the tender offer agreement, SoftBank will no longer provide WeWork with $1.1 billion in debt financing.

The $3 billion tender offer came as part of SoftBank鈥檚 plan to save WeWork after the startup鈥檚 IPO flop in the fall. WeWork needed money, and fast. In October 2019, SoftBank accelerated $1.5 billion in equity capital, in December the bank made up to $2.2 billion in debt financing available to WeWork, and in February 2020 SoftBank gave WeWork credit support for a $1.75 billion letter of credit facility provided by Goldman Sachs and others, according to a statement from SoftBank.

WeWork declined to comment on SoftBank鈥檚 announcement. However, reported that a special committee of WeWork鈥檚 board was disappointed and is weighing 鈥渁ll of its legal options, including litigation.鈥

According to a March 26 letter to investors obtained by 小蓝视频色情网页版 News, WeWork said it had $4.4 billion in cash as of Dec. 31, 2019, and that the company believed it had the financial resources and liquidity to carry out its plan through 2024, including facing the challenges created by COVID-19.

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