A whole bunch of International Workplace Group team members shared this article on commuter-town workspace cites towns like St Albans, Reading, Sant Cugat, Edison and Wollongong becoming local work hubs as hybrid spreads demand beyond CBDs. While definitely a marketing piece, it does points to IWG adding 782 new centres with 1,132 signed in 2025, with 95% of growth via partnerships.

Takeaway: suburban buildings can (and are) tapping enterprise flex demand without becoming the operator.

AI company Databricks, with 10,000+ employees in 20+ countries, often enters new European markets via coworking before signing HQ leases, leveraging operators like Techspace in Berlin, Morning Coworking and Station F in Paris, Networkia in Spain, Industrious in Frankfurt, Convendum in Sweden and Spaces (IWG) in Milan and Zagreb.

While they do often shift to dedicated campuses, this presents a growing opportunity for operators who can serve the fast-scaling tech firms seeking to de-risk their new market entries._

Dana Berggren backed Gian Starita’s warning about IWG/Regus management agreements after her own experience in which nearly all members left at turnover.

Mark Dixon is stepping down as CEO of IWG after nearly 40 years at the helm of the workspace giant.

Christian Schmitz, formerly Chief Transformation Officer, will take over as CEO while Dixon moves to executive chair. Flex and The City reports the move marks a new era for International Workplace Group.

A CoworkingSpain report estimates Spain’s coworking sector generates €427 million in annual revenue, with 70% coming from just 14 operators including IWG, Aticco and WeWork.

Szilvia Filep of Coworking Europe flags it as a rare industry-wide revenue snapshot for a national market. Hundreds of smaller providers share the remaining 30%.