Day: April 2, 2020

Family Office News

Announcements

Meet Rebekah Neumann: Insiders describe the spiritual, strategic mastermind who was the driving force behind WeWork and her husband, Adam Neumann

Rebekah and Adam Neumann cofounded WeWork. After the startup’s downfall last summer, and Adam’s departure as CEO, the pair moved to Isr…

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Announcements

Days after laying off 20% of its workforce, Brookfield-backed Convene furloughs more than half of remaining employees due to coronavirus closures

Convene, the Brookfield-backed shared-spaces company, furloughed 421 employees on Monday, Business Insider has learned. This comes days…

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Announcements

Microsoft is launching a consumer-friendly version of its Microsoft 365 suite, including a version of its Teams chat app to take on Zoom

Microsoft is launching a consumer friendly version of its Microsoft 365 bundle of productivity and collaboration tools. It includes a c…

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Investment

Billionaire investor Steve Cohen is reportedly raising money for a new fund designed to invest in private companies

Billionaire investor Steve Cohen is stepping outside the hedge fund industry and creating a private-markets fund, The Wall Street Journ…

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