Samantha McClary breaks the news that co-founder of The Office Group, Charlie Green will succeed Lawrence Hutchings as CEO of publicly-listed Workspace Group on Feb 2, 2026.

Samantha also reminds us that the group’s last full year results (year-ending 31 March 2025) showed net rental income of £122.1M and a pre-tax profit of £5.4M, and that they’re in a ‘right-sizing’ process that includes offloading more than £100M in assets.

Blackstone announced their acquisition of Village Hotels from KSL Capital Partners. The 22-hotel group also own and run VWorks, a coworking brand based within their "well-located assets in large regional cities and suburban areas across the UK".

Why this may matter: ICYMI Blackstone own 70-location brand Fora (the merged entity of The Office Group and Fora) and were exploring a $1.9B sale of the group. Capital Markets are closely watching this sale, as its one of the deals that could set precedent for just how much above "zero dollars per square foot" a flex space business can be valued at.

Tiger-Lily Beck and Demi Smith share a fun interview with Olly Olsen, co-founder of The Office Group, for the newly launched Flex and The City.

They starting with what his teachers thought about him (the term "by far the worst student I have had in my career" was used). They also look into the dynamic of the cofounder relationship with Charlie Green, first clients, touring King Charles around the space, brand-building, rebranding, and feelings around the Blackstone deal.

Caleb Parker sat down with flex office pioneer Charlie Green for insights into The Office Group‘s distinctive approach and creatively utilizing architecture and locations on the #WorkBold podcast.

In what seems to be exclusively email-gated content Seeking Alpha, Bloomberg and The Telegraph report that the PE firm is having ‘informal talks’ to sell The Office Group for $1.9B.

ICYMI: Blackstone acquired a majority stake at a valuation of $640M in 2017. Merged with Fora at a $1.9B valuation in 2022. Now run 70 locations.