Adam Neumann set the spark for SoftBank's $9b deal to take WeWork public

Adam Neumann set the spark for SoftBank's $9b deal to take WeWork public

FILE PHOTO: A WeWork logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

An unlikely figure helped set the spark for SoftBank Group Corp’s $9 billion deal to take WeWork public.