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Re:WeWork’s Back Is Against a Wall by jdross on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @02:56PM (#20998845)
The latter. They invest heavily in FF&E and the landlord gets to keep the improvements no matter what
Re:WeWork’s Back Is Against a Wall by Glibaudio on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @01:56AM (#21002698)
We will have to leave the glass walls and wood floors, but the other stuff should be movable and liquidated to help We's balance sheet.

"FF&E are movable furniture, fixtures, or other equipment that have no permanent connection to the structure of a building or utilities. These items depreciate substantially but definitely are important costs to consider when valuing a company, especially in liquidation."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture,_fixtures_and_equipm...

Re:WeWork’s Back Is Against a Wall by Someone on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @05:06PM (#21000086)
Then, the mother company can indeed get out fairly easily, at the price of some goodwill, making it, IMO, a (possibly only slightly) less risky investment.