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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

Wall Street Analysts Bet Data Center IPO Csquare Can Double as Demand Outruns Supply
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Wall Street Analysts Bet Data Center IPO Csquare Can Double as Demand Outruns Supply

Several major banks launched bullish coverage on July IPO Csquare, citing the data center operator’s unique position to ...

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Intel Upsizes Stock Offering to $20 Billion at $95 Per Share as AI Demand Accelerates
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Intel Upsizes Stock Offering to $20 Billion at $95 Per Share as AI Demand Accelerates

Intel lifted its equity raise to $20bn—a 33% jump from Monday’s plan—to fund AI-driven factory expansion. The move comes...

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Nordavind-Dubna Crosses 50M Ruble Annual Revenue with Russian-Designed Video Analytics and ECG Devices
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Nordavind-Dubna Crosses 50M Ruble Annual Revenue with Russian-Designed Video Analytics and ECG Devices

A resident of the Dubna special economic zone, Nordavind-Dubna, has surpassed 50 million rubles in annual sales by comme...

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Liquid Death’s CMO: Stop Chasing ROAS—Incrementality Is the Real Killer for CPG Brands
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Liquid Death’s CMO: Stop Chasing ROAS—Incrementality Is the Real Killer for CPG Brands

Benoit Vatere, Liquid Death’s chief media officer, ties ad spend to new-to-brand sales and targets light buyers in a bid...

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Hinge Launches Audiobook Series Based on Real Couples to Deepen Gen Z Engagement
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Hinge Launches Audiobook Series Based on Real Couples to Deepen Gen Z Engagement

The dating app’s 'No Ordinary Love' campaign uses audio storytelling to counter emotional detachment in dating culture, ...

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Hirdaramani Group Eyes Egypt Expansion, Meets Investment Authority
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Hirdaramani Group Eyes Egypt Expansion, Meets Investment Authority

Hirdaramani Group director Sid Hirdaramani met with Egypt's GAFI CEO to discuss establishing a regional manufacturing an...

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Brands Treating Bangladesh as Cheap Sourcing Hub Face Most Risk, Report Says
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Brands Treating Bangladesh as Cheap Sourcing Hub Face Most Risk, Report Says

A new report argues that apparel brands sourcing from Bangladesh purely on price are overlooking strategic risks, urging...

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Huya Q2 Revenue Climbs 11%, Game Services Surge 54%; Board Doubles Buyback to $100 Million
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Huya Q2 Revenue Climbs 11%, Game Services Surge 54%; Board Doubles Buyback to $100 Million

Huya’s strategic shift to game publishing and services delivered its strongest growth yet, with game-related revenue now...

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UWM Faces Securities Probe, Stock Cuts After $452M Loss and Oaktree Capital Rescue
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UWM Faces Securities Probe, Stock Cuts After $452M Loss and Oaktree Capital Rescue

UWM Holdings Corp. posted a $451.9M Q2 net loss driven by a $603.2M derivatives loss, triggering a securities fraud inve...

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CCM to Raise $500M in Senior Notes as Two Harbors Deal Nears Closing
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CCM to Raise $500M in Senior Notes as Two Harbors Deal Nears Closing

CrossCountry Intermediate Holdco will issue $500 million in senior unsecured notes to fund its $1.26 billion acquisition...

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JAPEX Expands US Shale Footprint with $320 Million Fundare Acquisition
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JAPEX Expands US Shale Footprint with $320 Million Fundare Acquisition

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. acquires Colorado-Wyoming tight oil producer Fundare, adding 9,500 boe/d and betting on ...

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From Goldman Sachs to Unicorn: Twins Build $1.15B AI Platform for Service Pros
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From Goldman Sachs to Unicorn: Twins Build $1.15B AI Platform for Service Pros

Danielle and Leah Cohen-Shohet raised $44 million in Series D funding for Genius AI, a platform automating bookings and ...

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Accell’s German Bike Brands Haibike, Winora and Ghost File for Insolvency Under Self-Administration
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Accell’s German Bike Brands Haibike, Winora and Ghost File for Insolvency Under Self-Administration

The three German bicycle manufacturers, part of the troubled Dutch Accell Group, have entered insolvency proceedings in ...

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Revolut Lands French Banking License to Power European Push
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Revolut Lands French Banking License to Power European Push

The fintech giant is moving its West European hub to Paris after winning approval from French and ECB regulators, unlock...

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Police Probe Ador Over Alleged Visa Data Leak of NewJeans’ Hanni During Contract Fight
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Police Probe Ador Over Alleged Visa Data Leak of NewJeans’ Hanni During Contract Fight

Seoul police are investigating whether K-pop agency Ador illegally disclosed member Hanni’s visa details to pressure her...

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Italian Sea Group Opens Formal Auction to Avert Collapse, Rivals Sanlorenzo and Ferretti Show Interest
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Italian Sea Group Opens Formal Auction to Avert Collapse, Rivals Sanlorenzo and Ferretti Show Interest

The Italian Sea Group, builder of Admiral and Perini Navi yachts, has kicked off a formal auction to find rescue investo...

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Larry Ellison Surpasses Jensen Huang as 7th-Richest Person After Oracle Stock Rally
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Larry Ellison Surpasses Jensen Huang as 7th-Richest Person After Oracle Stock Rally

A 2.7% bump in Oracle shares pushed Larry Ellison's net worth to $192.6 billion, overtaking Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who...

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Unitree IPO oversubscribed 8000-fold as Chinese humanoid robot frenzy peaks
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Unitree IPO oversubscribed 8000-fold as Chinese humanoid robot frenzy peaks

Retail demand for the Shanghai listing of robotics challenger Unitree hit 8000-times the shares on offer, valuing the fi...

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Unitree Tech’s STAR IPO Priced at 150.8 Yuan; 219x P/E and 0.02% Lottery Rate Expected
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Unitree Tech’s STAR IPO Priced at 150.8 Yuan; 219x P/E and 0.02% Lottery Rate Expected

Humanoid-robot pioneer Unitree Technology’s debut on Shanghai’s STAR board is attracting frenzy, with retail lottery odd...

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Nvidia and Wall Street Giants Plan $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Push
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Nvidia and Wall Street Giants Plan $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Push

Nvidia teams up with Goldman Sachs, Apollo, BlackRock, and KKR to raise at least half a trillion dollars for data center...

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Goldman Sachs dissects Argentine banks’ Q2 recovery: Macro gets the buy, BBVA a sell despite highest ROE
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Goldman Sachs dissects Argentine banks’ Q2 recovery: Macro gets the buy, BBVA a sell despite highest ROE

Goldman Sachs sees Argentine banks posting better Q2 profits, but warns the earnings recovery is running ahead of a genu...

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Alexandria Container Handling’s H1 Profit Jumps 18% to EGP 3.8B as Expansion Advances
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Alexandria Container Handling’s H1 Profit Jumps 18% to EGP 3.8B as Expansion Advances

Egypt’s Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company reported a sharp rise in first-half earnings, backed by margin g...

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Japanese Bank Average Salary Rises to ¥6.84 Million; SMBC Tops ¥9 Million for First Time
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Japanese Bank Average Salary Rises to ¥6.84 Million; SMBC Tops ¥9 Million for First Time

Average annual pay at 98 Japanese banks climbed to ¥6.84 million in fiscal 2025, up from ¥6.53 million a year earlier, w...

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Nvidia and Wall Street Titans Forge $500B AI Infrastructure Financing Pact
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Nvidia and Wall Street Titans Forge $500B AI Infrastructure Financing Pact

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang rallied Apollo, Blackstone, BlackRock, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR into a consortium aimi...

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Hitachi air365 Max VRF Claims 90% Cooling Capacity at 46°C as Gulf Buildings Brace for Summer Peak
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Hitachi air365 Max VRF Claims 90% Cooling Capacity at 46°C as Gulf Buildings Brace for Summer Peak

Bosch Home Comfort Group says real summer performance beats rated capacity, pointing to Hitachi's new VRF system with hi...

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Chile Supreme Court Overturns CMF’s Closure of Sartor Fund Manager Over Due Process Violation
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Chile Supreme Court Overturns CMF’s Closure of Sartor Fund Manager Over Due Process Violation

The top court ruled the regulator illegally revoked Sartor AGF’s existence without a formal sanction proceeding, reinsta...

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MSC Shipmanagement Fined $6 Million, Chief Engineer Sentenced After Near-Catastrophic Charleston Bridge Scare
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MSC Shipmanagement Fined $6 Million, Chief Engineer Sentenced After Near-Catastrophic Charleston Bridge Scare

The vessel operator and its chief engineer were sentenced for concealing a dangerous engine fault that caused a runaway ...

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A Look at Pepper Money: ASX Non-Bank Lender with Dividend Yield and Steady Returns
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A Look at Pepper Money: ASX Non-Bank Lender with Dividend Yield and Steady Returns

Pepper Money Limited (PPM.AX) operates across mortgages, asset finance and loan servicing. With a forward dividend yield...

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Meta Plans to Sell AI Compute to Rivals Amid Investor Pressure
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Meta Plans to Sell AI Compute to Rivals Amid Investor Pressure

Under pressure to justify its $145B annual AI spending, Meta is pivoting to offer computing power directly to other AI f...

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While Palantir’s Business Booms, CEO and Insiders Cash Out More Than $400M in Stock
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While Palantir’s Business Booms, CEO and Insiders Cash Out More Than $400M in Stock

Palantir’s revenue growth has accelerated to over 80% this year, lifting margins to software-like levels. Yet CEO Alex K...

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