WeWork provided loans to founder for properties then paid him rent, IPO filing shows
(WorldNews Business)

Adam Neumann is more than a founder and chief executive at WeWork. He´s also a landlord, a seller of intellectual property and a financial borrower. The business relationships involving Mr Neumann and his family were disclosed in a registration document Wednesday for an initial public offering (IPO), expected to be the largest of the year after Uber. They show an interdependence that runs deeper than most entrepreneurs to their creations and one that raises concerns among prospective shareholders. `As an investor, why would you be willing to put your confidence in this structure?` said Charles Elson, a corporate governance professor at the University of Delaware. `You have very few options...