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Declan Byrne

Corporate Affairs Reporter

1534 Articles

About Declan

Declan covers the corporate beat: earnings seasons, mergers and acquisitions, boardroom changes and restructurings. He reads the filings so readers don't have to, and prefers the footnotes to the press release. His test for a company story is simple: what changed, for whom, and does the money agree.

Areas of Expertise

Earnings M&A corporate strategy governance

Latest Articles

Sea Limited Jumps 14% as Shopee Targets $1 Billion EBITDA
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Sea Limited Jumps 14% as Shopee Targets $1 Billion EBITDA

Sea Limited's shares surged after the company reported 48% revenue growth, driven by Shopee’s 28% GMV jump and an upgrad...

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Aldrees Powers Up Net Profit 28%, Yet Stock Stays Stuck
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Aldrees Powers Up Net Profit 28%, Yet Stock Stays Stuck

Strong Q2 numbers from fuel stations and logistics show Aldrees capitalising on Saudi Vision 2030 spending, but investor...

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Russia’s PSB Touts $140B Turnover for A7A5 Stablecoin, Built to Withstand Sanctions
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Russia’s PSB Touts $140B Turnover for A7A5 Stablecoin, Built to Withstand Sanctions

The rouble-denominated A7A5 stablecoin has processed nearly $140 billion in cross-border payments since launch, with 15,...

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Trump Media’s Loss Soars to $238M on Crypto Woes, Pushes Truth API and Fusion Merger
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Trump Media’s Loss Soars to $238M on Crypto Woes, Pushes Truth API and Fusion Merger

Trump Media & Technology Group posted a $238.1 million quarterly loss, driven by crypto writedowns, while launching a li...

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CoreWeave Tops Revenue Forecast on AI Cloud Surge, Posts Narrower Loss
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CoreWeave Tops Revenue Forecast on AI Cloud Surge, Posts Narrower Loss

CoreWeave beat second-quarter revenue estimates and reported a smaller-than-expected loss, driven by surging demand for ...

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Bank of Russia Orders Deeper Analysis of Cash Deposits to Curb Illicit Flows
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Bank of Russia Orders Deeper Analysis of Cash Deposits to Curb Illicit Flows

Banks must now evaluate the economic sense behind cash deposits, not just their size, under new central bank recommendat...

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Vivo Fashion’s Wandia Gichuru on Building a Fashion Business from the Customer Backwards
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Vivo Fashion’s Wandia Gichuru on Building a Fashion Business from the Customer Backwards

Founder and CEO Wandia Gichuru explains how Vivo Fashion Group’s data-driven, locally-focused design and pricing strateg...

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Microsoft's AI Discipline Spurs Record Share Jump, Quelling Capex Fears
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Microsoft's AI Discipline Spurs Record Share Jump, Quelling Capex Fears

A late-July earnings call showed Microsoft can pour billions into AI infrastructure while preserving cash flow, erasing ...

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How Alex Bouzari’s DDN Turned Niche Supercomputing Storage into a $5bn AI Engine
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How Alex Bouzari’s DDN Turned Niche Supercomputing Storage into a $5bn AI Engine

DDN’s software makes GPUs productive, fueling a revenue surge to $1bn as it powers Nvidia, Elon Musk’s xAI and governmen...

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From Paris Eccentric to AI Billionaire: Inside DDN's Data Storage Boom
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From Paris Eccentric to AI Billionaire: Inside DDN's Data Storage Boom

Alex Bouzari's flamboyant style belies a sharp tech strategy that turned a slow-growing storage firm into a billion-doll...

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Bezos-Backed Consortium Closes in on One-Third Stake in Liverpool FC
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Bezos-Backed Consortium Closes in on One-Third Stake in Liverpool FC

A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is reportedly nearing a deal to...

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Alpacem Cement Pours €30 Million into Emission Control as Slovenian Rules Tighten
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Alpacem Cement Pours €30 Million into Emission Control as Slovenian Rules Tighten

Slovenia's largest cement producer plans to install advanced oxidation and catalytic reduction systems to meet new pollu...

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Revolut Secures French Banking Licence, Plans to Move Millions of Western European Customers
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Revolut Secures French Banking Licence, Plans to Move Millions of Western European Customers

The $115bn fintech will transfer customers from six countries to its new Paris-based entity, aiming to offer localized l...

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Mozambique Stock Exchange Net Income Plunges 86% in 2025 as Fee and Investment Income Slide
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Mozambique Stock Exchange Net Income Plunges 86% in 2025 as Fee and Investment Income Slide

The Bolsa de Valores de Moçambique (BVM) saw net income fall to just €477,000 last year, driven by lower commissions fro...

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Experian Retires Audigent Brand, Absorbs It Into Marketing Services
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Experian Retires Audigent Brand, Absorbs It Into Marketing Services

Twenty months after acquisition, the Audigent name disappears as Experian integrates curation capabilities into its broa...

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S4 Capital's AI Token Costs Are 'Exploding' — Now It Faces a Margin Squeeze
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S4 Capital's AI Token Costs Are 'Exploding' — Now It Faces a Margin Squeeze

Rising AI token consumption at Monks forces S4 Capital to choose between investing in AI leadership and protecting the 1...

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Bezos, Saverin Join Consortium Eyeing Over 30% of Liverpool FC
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Bezos, Saverin Join Consortium Eyeing Over 30% of Liverpool FC

Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin are part of a consortium led by Amit Bhatia that is close to acquiring more than 30% of L...

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Shein’s IPO Valuation Could Plunge Up to 78% from 2022 Peak, Says Bloomberg Intelligence
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Shein’s IPO Valuation Could Plunge Up to 78% from 2022 Peak, Says Bloomberg Intelligence

Bloomberg Intelligence estimates Shein's value at $22B–$25B, well below investor hopes, as tariff changes and logistics ...

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Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur FC Exit Exposes Deep Crisis in Indian Super League
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Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur FC Exit Exposes Deep Crisis in Indian Super League

The Indian Super League faces a commercial reckoning as Tata Steel pulls Jamshedpur FC, media rights collapse from ₹275 ...

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DGFT Scraps Physical Duty Payment Challans for Export Obligation Certificates in Digital Push
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DGFT Scraps Physical Duty Payment Challans for Export Obligation Certificates in Digital Push

Exporters applying for EODC under AA and EPCG schemes no longer need to submit physical challans. Authenticated payment ...

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Why Fairfax’s €300 M. Evergood Pursuit Is More Than Just Another Restaurant Deal
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Why Fairfax’s €300 M. Evergood Pursuit Is More Than Just Another Restaurant Deal

Prem Watsa’s Fairfax, already a force in Canadian and UK dining, is in talks to acquire Greek multi-brand platform Everg...

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Herbalife Launches Bioniq GO to Capitalise on Personalised Nutrition Wave
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Herbalife Launches Bioniq GO to Capitalise on Personalised Nutrition Wave

Herbalife has introduced Bioniq GO in Europe, a data-driven personalised nutrition product built around a wellness quest...

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Slovak Brewer Peter Demko’s Liquid Positive Launches Hop Water and Isotonic Sports Drink
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Slovak Brewer Peter Demko’s Liquid Positive Launches Hop Water and Isotonic Sports Drink

Award-winning Slovak brewer Peter Demko and partners have launched Liquid Positive, a line of hop-based, non-alcoholic, ...

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Košice Court Orders Parking Operator EEI to Pay €6.14 Million
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Košice Court Orders Parking Operator EEI to Pay €6.14 Million

A Slovak court has ordered EEI to pay the city of Košice over €6 million for unjust enrichment after a 2012 parking cont...

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Big Four Brain Drain: Senior Partners Flee to Mid-Tier and AI Startups
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Big Four Brain Drain: Senior Partners Flee to Mid-Tier and AI Startups

Private-equity-backed mid-tier firms and AI startups are pulling senior partners from the Big Four with faster promotion...

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Ahold Delhaize Halts Plans for Two Automated Frozen Warehouses, Americold Eyes $320M Charge
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Ahold Delhaize Halts Plans for Two Automated Frozen Warehouses, Americold Eyes $320M Charge

The grocer is winding down a Pennsylvania DC and idling a Connecticut project as it recalibrates its self-distribution s...

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Monashees Opens San Francisco Office to Bridge LatAm Startups and AI Gold Rush
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Monashees Opens San Francisco Office to Bridge LatAm Startups and AI Gold Rush

Latin American VC pioneer Monashees is planting a flag in Silicon Valley, aiming to connect LatAm founders with the AI f...

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Polymarket Hires ex-Bird CEO, Overhauls Marketing Ahead of Election Season
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Polymarket Hires ex-Bird CEO, Overhauls Marketing Ahead of Election Season

Prediction market platform Polymarket has hired former Bird and Uber executive Travis VanderZanden as chief growth offic...

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Morgan Stanley: SpaceX Shares Can Double as AI Bet, Cursor Deal Drives New Thesis
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Morgan Stanley: SpaceX Shares Can Double as AI Bet, Cursor Deal Drives New Thesis

Morgan Stanley sees SpaceX's $60B purchase of AI coding tool Cursor as a re-rating catalyst, with a $300 price target im...

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Aureka Biotechnologies Raises $100M to Advance Biological Foundation Models
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Aureka Biotechnologies Raises $100M to Advance Biological Foundation Models

Shanghai-based AI-native biotech Aureka has secured $100 million in a Series B round led by Granite Asia, bringing total...

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