Adam Neumann wants to regain control of WeWork. Here's why your office is still open despite the bankruptcy filing.

• WeWork filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.
• Now cofounder Adam Neumann is exploring an offer to buy back the company.
• WeWork will have to renegotiate leases, and has already requested to end some.

WeWork, the company synonymous with coworking that was once valued at $47 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last November.

It now looks like cofounder Adam Neumann is trying to buy it back, according to a letter published by The New York Times' DealBook on Wednesday.