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WeWork seeks bankruptcy protection in stunning fall for a firm once valued at close to $50B

WeWork offices are shown, Jan. 16, 2020, in New York. (Mark Lennihan/AP)

NEW YORK — WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world.

In a late Monday announcement, WeWork said it entered into a restructuring support agreement with the majority of its stakeholders to “drastically reduce” the company’s debt while further evaluating WeWork’s commercial office lease portfolio.

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