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Declan Byrne

Corporate Affairs Reporter

1535 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

Bry-sur-Marne Film Studios to Double Capacity in €100M Expansion After Axa Rescue
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Bry-sur-Marne Film Studios to Double Capacity in €100M Expansion After Axa Rescue

Historic French studios embark on a six-soundstage buildout aiming to host blockbuster films and series, with on-site em...

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Trenitalia Orders €2 Billion in Hitachi Trains to Take On Eurostar on Paris-London Route
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Trenitalia Orders €2 Billion in Hitachi Trains to Take On Eurostar on Paris-London Route

The Italian state rail group’s French unit is ordering 19 Frecciarossa 1000 trains, backed by US investor Certares, as i...

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SoftBank’s $64bn OpenAI bet turns the Japanese giant into a tech roulette
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SoftBank’s $64bn OpenAI bet turns the Japanese giant into a tech roulette

Masayoshi Son has placed the biggest wager in his four-decade career: $64 billion for a 13% stake in OpenAI. As SoftBank...

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Deutsche Bank downgrades Amundi to 'Hold' after 50% surge in one year
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Deutsche Bank downgrades Amundi to 'Hold' after 50% surge in one year

Deutsche Bank cut Europe's largest asset manager to Hold after a 55% rally, saying the stock now trades in line with pee...

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Rio Tinto Profit Jumps 43% on Data Centre-Fuelled Copper, Aluminium Boom
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Rio Tinto Profit Jumps 43% on Data Centre-Fuelled Copper, Aluminium Boom

Half-year profit hits $6.85bn, driven by surging copper and aluminum demand from hyperscale data centres, while iron ore...

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EU Regulators Target AI Pricing Algorithms, With Serbian Law Adding Criminal Penalties
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EU Regulators Target AI Pricing Algorithms, With Serbian Law Adding Criminal Penalties

From a UK hotel-chain probe to jail terms for executives in Serbia, the legal net around algorithmic pricing is tighteni...

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From Mailroom to CEO: Todd Krinsky’s Plan to Revive Reebok After the Adidas Years
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From Mailroom to CEO: Todd Krinsky’s Plan to Revive Reebok After the Adidas Years

Reebok’s new CEO spent 30 years inside the brand, watching it fade under Adidas. Now, with a five-year strategy built on...

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Xuan Thien Group Plans Angola Expansion Into Agriculture and Oil
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Xuan Thien Group Plans Angola Expansion Into Agriculture and Oil

Vietnamese conglomerate Xuan Thien Group presented new investment plans in agriculture, mining, energy, and oil to Angol...

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How an Interior Design Creator Tripled Revenue by Pivoting to Party Hosting Content
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How an Interior Design Creator Tripled Revenue by Pivoting to Party Hosting Content

Julie Sousa built a following on DIY interior design, but under management, she shifted to tablescapes and sports hostin...

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How Georgia-Pacific Cut Its Ad-Tech Stack to the Bone and Saved Millions
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How Georgia-Pacific Cut Its Ad-Tech Stack to the Bone and Saved Millions

The consumer goods giant consolidated over 30 supply-side platforms to a handful, using pre-bid screening to slash CPMs ...

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Berkshire’s Abel puts capital to work: buybacks surge, 14-quarter stock-selling streak ends
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Berkshire’s Abel puts capital to work: buybacks surge, 14-quarter stock-selling streak ends

Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $7.8bn of its own stock in Q2 and July and became a net buyer of equities for the first t...

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Berkshire Hathaway Q2 Net Income Surges 107% to $25.7 Billion on Investment Gains
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Berkshire Hathaway Q2 Net Income Surges 107% to $25.7 Billion on Investment Gains

Total revenues climbed to $101.8 billion while net income more than doubled, likely driven by a rally in the conglomerat...

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Petrobras H1 Net Profit Soars 55% to $16.6B on Soaring Oil Prices and Record Output
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Petrobras H1 Net Profit Soars 55% to $16.6B on Soaring Oil Prices and Record Output

Petrobras reported a 55.3% jump in first-half net profit to $16.6 billion, driven by a 29% rise in Brent prices and reco...

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UK Clears $110B Paramount-WBD Deal, Delayed to 2027 Amid Antitrust Suit
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UK Clears $110B Paramount-WBD Deal, Delayed to 2027 Amid Antitrust Suit

The UK's competition watchdog and culture secretary have waved through the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Disc...

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Circular Economy Surges from Niche to Mainstream as Resource Pressures Mount
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Circular Economy Surges from Niche to Mainstream as Resource Pressures Mount

Companies specialising in reuse, repair and recycling are poised to benefit as raw material constraints and waste crises...

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Sellers Seek Tax Relief After Drone Attacks Hit Wildberries Hubs
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Sellers Seek Tax Relief After Drone Attacks Hit Wildberries Hubs

E-commerce vendors hit by drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses ask for deferrals on taxes and social contributions. M...

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Marketing Is Finally Learning Before Spending: The AI Shift from Volume to Simulation
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Marketing Is Finally Learning Before Spending: The AI Shift from Volume to Simulation

For decades, marketing has learned by spending first and analyzing later. Now, advances in AI simulation—as demonstrated...

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Apex Partners Founder Ousted as Financial Irregularities Trigger R$975 Million Court Shield
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Apex Partners Founder Ousted as Financial Irregularities Trigger R$975 Million Court Shield

Brazilian investment platform Apex Partners removed its founder and CFO after an internal investigation uncovered financ...

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WhatsApp Mass Bans Wipe Out 10 Years of Messages, Push Small Business Owners to Sue Meta
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WhatsApp Mass Bans Wipe Out 10 Years of Messages, Push Small Business Owners to Sue Meta

A wave of account bans, including some stretching back to June, has cut Brazilian users off from family memories and liv...

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Jorge Messi, the Man Behind Lionel Messi's $1.8 Billion Empire, Dies at 68
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Jorge Messi, the Man Behind Lionel Messi's $1.8 Billion Empire, Dies at 68

Jorge Messi, father and long-time business manager of Lionel Messi, has passed away in Argentina at 68. His death leaves...

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Kazakhstan Moves 40% ERG Stake to Samruk-Kazyna, Raising Budget and Governance Questions
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Kazakhstan Moves 40% ERG Stake to Samruk-Kazyna, Raising Budget and Governance Questions

The Kazakh Ministry of Finance has transferred its 40% stake in mining group ERG to sovereign fund Samruk-Kazyna. Expert...

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Air Astana Shares Edge Up 0.6% on 16% Revenue Jump as Cost Pressures Shrink EBITDAR
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Air Astana Shares Edge Up 0.6% on 16% Revenue Jump as Cost Pressures Shrink EBITDAR

Air Astana reported H1 2026 revenue up 16.1% to $763.9 million, but rising fuel, staff, and currency costs drove adjuste...

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AI Automation Is Erasing Entry-Level Jobs, Threatening Future Talent Pipeline
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AI Automation Is Erasing Entry-Level Jobs, Threatening Future Talent Pipeline

New research shows AI-driven automation is cutting demand for junior roles while raising skill requirements for those th...

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Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in Damages Over Youth Mental Health Harm in New Mexico
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Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in Damages Over Youth Mental Health Harm in New Mexico

New Mexico judge enforces jury verdict, adding to mounting legal pressure from over 40 states accusing Meta of prioritiz...

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Equatorial Guinea Opens International Tender for Water and Sanitation System in New Capital
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Equatorial Guinea Opens International Tender for Water and Sanitation System in New Capital

The government of Equatorial Guinea has launched a public tender for a modern drinking water and wastewater treatment sy...

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Tesla and SpaceX to Build World's Largest Chip Plant in Texas with $14.55 Billion Investment
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Tesla and SpaceX to Build World's Largest Chip Plant in Texas with $14.55 Billion Investment

The Terafab facility will produce custom silicon for Optimus robots, robotaxis, and SpaceX’s space data centers, bypassi...

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When Intuition Works—and Why Most Business Leaders Misuse It
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When Intuition Works—and Why Most Business Leaders Misuse It

Research by Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman and psychologist Gary Klein reveals two precise conditions needed for gut ins...

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Michal Krištof’s Chybík + Krištof studio to design UK’s largest sports hall as it expands globally
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Michal Krištof’s Chybík + Krištof studio to design UK’s largest sports hall as it expands globally

The Czech-Slovak architecture firm has weathered financial and geopolitical crises to win a landmark project in the UK a...

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Nintendo Nets $300M Tariff Refund, Q1 Profit Jumps 53% Despite Switch 2 Slump
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Nintendo Nets $300M Tariff Refund, Q1 Profit Jumps 53% Despite Switch 2 Slump

A Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs led to a $300M refund for Nintendo of America, boosting net income by 53% even a...

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Allianz Stock Hovers Near Record High as Earnings Growth and Seasonal Pattern Fuel Bullish Outlook
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Allianz Stock Hovers Near Record High as Earnings Growth and Seasonal Pattern Fuel Bullish Outlook

Shares of Europe's largest insurer trade at €440.70, just below their all-time peak, supported by a decade of strong sea...

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