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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

Brazil Central Bank Rules 24-Hour Retention for Crypto Transfers Over $10k
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Brazil Central Bank Rules 24-Hour Retention for Crypto Transfers Over $10k

From 2027, virtual asset service providers must hold transactions exceeding US$10,000 for a day before sending abroad or...

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Compass Coffee Seeks to Dismiss Bankruptcy After Asset Sale Leaves It Out of Cash
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Compass Coffee Seeks to Dismiss Bankruptcy After Asset Sale Leaves It Out of Cash

Following a $4.8M sale to Caffè Nero, Compass Coffee says it cannot fund a Chapter 11 plan and is asking a federal court...

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Vodafone Sells Dutch Ziggo Stake for €1bn as Turnaround and AI Push Accelerate
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Vodafone Sells Dutch Ziggo Stake for €1bn as Turnaround and AI Push Accelerate

The FTSE 100 telecoms giant agreed to sell its 50% stake in VodafoneZiggo to Liberty Global for €1bn, the latest in a se...

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Spencer Spirit Holdings to Acquire Hot Topic, BoxLunch and Her Universe
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Spencer Spirit Holdings to Acquire Hot Topic, BoxLunch and Her Universe

The parent company of Spirit Halloween is buying pop-culture retail chain Hot Topic and its brands from private equity. ...

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Survey: Fatherhood Helps 64% of Men's Careers, Motherhood Worries 42% of Women
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Survey: Fatherhood Helps 64% of Men's Careers, Motherhood Worries 42% of Women

A new Infojobs survey reveals a sharp gender divide: parenthood boosts careers for most men, while mothers fear lost opp...

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Espaçolaser adds 20 Nd:YAG lasers to serve Black clients, bets on room expansions over new stores
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Espaçolaser adds 20 Nd:YAG lasers to serve Black clients, bets on room expansions over new stores

Brazil's largest laser hair removal chain is boosting its fleet of Nd:YAG machines by 20% to meet demand from darker-ski...

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SBI Q1 Standalone Net Profit Rises 10.2% to ₹21,121 Crore as Gross NPAs Fall to 1.47%
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SBI Q1 Standalone Net Profit Rises 10.2% to ₹21,121 Crore as Gross NPAs Fall to 1.47%

India’s largest bank reports a 10.23% on-year increase in quarterly standalone net profit, driven by lower provisions an...

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Payments Council of India warns sustained investment needed to run UPI, backs merchant fees on large merchants
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Payments Council of India warns sustained investment needed to run UPI, backs merchant fees on large merchants

The industry body says small merchants and consumers will be shielded from charges, but large merchants may need to pay ...

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Gallup: Only 20% of Global Employees Engaged in 2025, Prompting Shift to Holistic Employee Experience
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Gallup: Only 20% of Global Employees Engaged in 2025, Prompting Shift to Holistic Employee Experience

New Gallup data reveals a persistent global engagement crisis, with just 12% of European workers feeling connected to th...

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Meta Fined $567M, Told to Cap Teen Time at 90 Hours a Month in Landmark Ruling
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Meta Fined $567M, Told to Cap Teen Time at 90 Hours a Month in Landmark Ruling

A New Mexico judge fines Meta and orders it to block users under 18 from spending more than 90 hours per month across Fa...

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Novo Nordisk Shifts $600 Million U.S. Media Account to Omnicom
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Novo Nordisk Shifts $600 Million U.S. Media Account to Omnicom

Danish drugmaker hands agency-of-record duties to Omnicom starting Q4 2026, moving from WPP’s Wavemaker as it doubles do...

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Munich Re Slashes Revenue Forecast as Pricing Cools in Reinsurance; Shares Fall 3%
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Munich Re Slashes Revenue Forecast as Pricing Cools in Reinsurance; Shares Fall 3%

Munich Re lowered its 2026 group revenue target by €2 billion after a 5.5% price decline at July renewals. While profit ...

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Thomson Reuters Launches Own AI Model, Raises Revenue Outlook
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Thomson Reuters Launches Own AI Model, Raises Revenue Outlook

The information group lifted its full-year growth forecast to about 8% and revealed its in-house AI model Thomson, targe...

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Walmart Closes Vibe.co Acquisition, AI Assistants Gain Traction: 6 Commerce Media Moves
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Walmart Closes Vibe.co Acquisition, AI Assistants Gain Traction: 6 Commerce Media Moves

From Walmart’s streaming adtech purchase to AI shopping assistants doubling conversion rates and Criteo’s outlook cut, t...

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FIFA’s $15 Billion Windfall Sets a High Bar for Brazil 2027 and 2030
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FIFA’s $15 Billion Windfall Sets a High Bar for Brazil 2027 and 2030

Revenue topped $15 billion, viewership records fell, and new sponsors signed on. FIFA CBO Romy Gai reveals how the organ...

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Renner Cuts 2026 Revenue Guidance After World Cup Streaming and Betting Keep Shoppers Home
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Renner Cuts 2026 Revenue Guidance After World Cup Streaming and Betting Keep Shoppers Home

Lojas Renner lowered its 2026 revenue growth target to 4-8% after same-store sales barely grew (0.5%) in Q2, trailing ri...

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Peru’s Data Law Sets Sharp Limits on What Companies Can Do With Sweepstakes Entries
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Peru’s Data Law Sets Sharp Limits on What Companies Can Do With Sweepstakes Entries

A car, a phone, or a gift card draws consumers into promotions, but handing over personal data isn’t a blank cheque. Per...

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Ace & Tate Warns Customers After Logistics Partner Suffers Data Breach
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Ace & Tate Warns Customers After Logistics Partner Suffers Data Breach

The Dutch eyewear chain says a security incident at an external packing and shipping provider may have exposed customer ...

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Major Labels Propose Rules to Block AI Songs From the Charts Unless ‘Substantially Human-Made’
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Major Labels Propose Rules to Block AI Songs From the Charts Unless ‘Substantially Human-Made’

Universal, Sony and Warner call on chart organisations to exclude tracks created with generative AI unless they meet a s...

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Bangladesh’s Garment Industry Links Up with Color Science Body to Drive Sustainability
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Bangladesh’s Garment Industry Links Up with Color Science Body to Drive Sustainability

BGMEA and the Society of Dyers and Colourists sign an MoU to boost sustainable textile manufacturing and build colour sc...

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Lilly's WNBA Campaign with Candace Parker Deepens Pharma's Bet on Women's Sports
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Lilly's WNBA Campaign with Candace Parker Deepens Pharma's Bet on Women's Sports

Eli Lilly's new Amazon Prime ad starring Candace Parker signals a strategic shift—embedding health messaging into the bo...

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Atlassian Shares Jump 35% After Surprise GAAP Profit as Enterprise Cloud Deals Surge
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Atlassian Shares Jump 35% After Surprise GAAP Profit as Enterprise Cloud Deals Surge

Atlassian swung from a loss to $139 million in quarterly profit, defying AI-driven SaaS sell-off fears. Cloud revenue gr...

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V-Híd Wins Single-Bidder Rail Welding Contract as Minister Flags Market Failure
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V-Híd Wins Single-Bidder Rail Welding Contract as Minister Flags Market Failure

Hungary’s transport minister admitted concern after a company linked to Lőrinc Mészáros won a rail welding tender uncont...

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Turkey’s Participation Banks Set 119.5 Billion Lira Sukuk Record in First Half of 2026
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Turkey’s Participation Banks Set 119.5 Billion Lira Sukuk Record in First Half of 2026

Total sukuk issuance by Turkish participation banks reached 119.5 billion lira in H1 2026, pushing the cumulative volume...

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Petrobras Q2 Earnings Surge, Yet Analysts Say Pricing Policy Cost $1.8 Billion
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Petrobras Q2 Earnings Surge, Yet Analysts Say Pricing Policy Cost $1.8 Billion

Petrobras reported record production and strong Q2 earnings, but domestic fuel prices below international parity cost th...

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Aramine Spins Off Aramac as Standalone Underground Mining Equipment Firm, Targets Africa Growth
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Aramine Spins Off Aramac as Standalone Underground Mining Equipment Firm, Targets Africa Growth

French mining equipment group Aramine has formed Aramac, a dedicated company for underground loaders and trucks, with a ...

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SoftBank Q1 Profit Drops 17.7% as Its OpenAI Bet Nears a 13% Stake
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SoftBank Q1 Profit Drops 17.7% as Its OpenAI Bet Nears a 13% Stake

SoftBank Group reported a 17.7% fall in first-quarter net profit despite a 10.9% revenue rise, while detailing plans to ...

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Aena Sticks with E‑Auctions in €13bn Airport Build Programme, Defying Contractor Demands
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Aena Sticks with E‑Auctions in €13bn Airport Build Programme, Defying Contractor Demands

Spain's airport operator is pressing ahead with competitive electronic auctions for its DORA III investment plan, despit...

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Why Domain Experts Are Quietly Dropping Out of AI Innovation—And How to Keep Them
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Why Domain Experts Are Quietly Dropping Out of AI Innovation—And How to Keep Them

A two-year field study reveals that the success of organization-wide gen AI solutions depends less on the technology and...

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ABC Investigations Chief Resigns Amid Four Corners Source Fabrication Fallout
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ABC Investigations Chief Resigns Amid Four Corners Source Fabrication Fallout

Jo Puccini leaves after 25 years as the public broadcaster grapples with the removal of three investigative episodes and...

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