Naked ambition: WeWork's $400m China growth deal

China's Jack Ma wannabes are desperate for hip, shared office space. US giant WeWork is buying rival Naked Hub to put it on the fast track to serve the booming start-up scene.

The trend for co-working — in which startup founders, corporate employees and freelance workers park their laptops and rub shoulders in well-appointed offices at hip locations — has swept the world in recent years.

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