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Declan Byrne

Corporate Affairs Reporter

1428 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

The 'When' Signal: Why Companies Must Read Customer Urgency—Not Just Sentiment
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The 'When' Signal: Why Companies Must Read Customer Urgency—Not Just Sentiment

New research shows that while firms excel at tracking what customers want and how they feel, they often miss cues about ...

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SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles on Starlink Surge, AI Investment Passes $15 Billion
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SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles on Starlink Surge, AI Investment Passes $15 Billion

In its first quarterly update as a public company, SpaceX posted $7.8 billion in revenue as Starlink hit 12 million user...

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How India’s Government Surprised Markets with a Stealth $3.3 Billion LIC Share Sale
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How India’s Government Surprised Markets with a Stealth $3.3 Billion LIC Share Sale

India’s divestment department shocked the market by doubling the size of its LIC stake sale to $3.3bn. The secretive, fe...

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Kervansaray Holding's Majority Owner in Talks to Sell 62% Stake to Dubai Firm
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Kervansaray Holding's Majority Owner in Talks to Sell 62% Stake to Dubai Firm

Zeynep Tümer, who holds 62% of Kervansaray Yatırım Holding, has initiated negotiations with Dubai-based Oasis Prime to o...

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Analysts See Up to 90% Upside for Micron and Sandisk Amid AI Memory Boom
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Analysts See Up to 90% Upside for Micron and Sandisk Amid AI Memory Boom

Consensus targets imply nearly 90% and 85% gains for Micron and Sandisk, with zero sell ratings, as AI data center deman...

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What Are These 3 European Cloud Hosting Providers Worth?
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What Are These 3 European Cloud Hosting Providers Worth?

Amid US cloud dominance, OVH, IONOS and Sinch offer distinct plays on European digital sovereignty. We compare their bus...

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Wolters Kluwer Shares Slide 1.9%, Deepening 2026 Loss to 20%
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Wolters Kluwer Shares Slide 1.9%, Deepening 2026 Loss to 20%

Wolters Kluwer N.V. shares fell 1.9% on August 5, extending the year-to-date decline to 20.49% as investors weighed the ...

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Promendo Investimentos Seizes Majority Control of GirodMédias Portugal, French Parent Exits
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Promendo Investimentos Seizes Majority Control of GirodMédias Portugal, French Parent Exits

Portuguese holding Promendo Investimentos has bought out the 49% stake held by French parent GirodMédias SAS, becoming t...

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Why Publishers Are Routing Unsold CTV Inventory Toward Nonprofit Advertising
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Why Publishers Are Routing Unsold CTV Inventory Toward Nonprofit Advertising

As connected TV inventory grows, publishers are segmenting impressions by value and exploring nonprofit campaigns as a c...

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Inside the NBA’s $10 Billion Business: How Media Rights and Global Merchandise Drive a Corporate Empire
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Inside the NBA’s $10 Billion Business: How Media Rights and Global Merchandise Drive a Corporate Empire

The National Basketball Association’s nine-year, $24 billion TV deal and a worldwide fan base of over a billion viewers ...

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Exchange Income Corporation Rides Aviation Boom to 30% Revenue Jump in Q1 2026
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Exchange Income Corporation Rides Aviation Boom to 30% Revenue Jump in Q1 2026

Winnipeg-based EIC saw Q1 2026 revenue climb 30% year-on-year to C$866.6 million, driven by aerospace acquisitions and r...

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Trump's $1.4 Billion Crypto Web: Memecoins, Stablecoins and a Presidency-Shaped Rulebook
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Trump's $1.4 Billion Crypto Web: Memecoins, Stablecoins and a Presidency-Shaped Rulebook

A detailed mapping of Donald Trump's crypto ventures reveals over $1.4bn in declared revenue for 2025, built on brand to...

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Perimeter Solutions: The $1.3bn Fire Retardant Bet and the Founder Bill Coming Due
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Perimeter Solutions: The $1.3bn Fire Retardant Bet and the Founder Bill Coming Due

Sole-supplier contracts with US authorities and a near-monopoly in aerial retardant have sent Perimeter Solutions' reven...

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Thales acquires French drone-maker Exail for €3.9 billion after Safran bid rejected
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Thales acquires French drone-maker Exail for €3.9 billion after Safran bid rejected

Defence giant Thales strikes a last-minute deal to buy underwater-drone and navigation specialist Exail, strengthening i...

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SpaceX Earnings Beat Fades as $18.4B Quarterly Investment Triggers Stock Slide
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SpaceX Earnings Beat Fades as $18.4B Quarterly Investment Triggers Stock Slide

SpaceX’s maiden quarterly report showed 92% revenue growth and a narrower loss, but a $18.4 billion quarterly investment...

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Waymo’s Zeekr Imports Top 3,200 Despite 127.5% US Tariffs
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Waymo’s Zeekr Imports Top 3,200 Despite 127.5% US Tariffs

Customs data shows Alphabet’s Waymo has imported thousands of Chinese-built Zeekr vans, far exceeding market expectation...

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SpaceX's First Post-IPO Earnings Call Arrives With Shares 50% Off Their Peak
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SpaceX's First Post-IPO Earnings Call Arrives With Shares 50% Off Their Peak

SpaceX reports its first quarter as a public company with the stock at $114.46 — below the IPO price — as a lock-up expi...

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Freedom Ship: A €13.9bn Floating City for 80,000 People Gets a Designer
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Freedom Ship: A €13.9bn Floating City for 80,000 People Gets a Designer

US firm Freedom Cruise Line International has named a designer for a nuclear-powered 'city at sea' too large for any por...

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Aéropostale's Creator-Led 'The Intern Diaries' Shows How Brands Are Making Entertainment
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Aéropostale's Creator-Led 'The Intern Diaries' Shows How Brands Are Making Entertainment

Aéropostale's six-episode 'The Intern Diaries' season two blended YouTube retention and TikTok engagement, linked a Deja...

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Airstream Marks 20 Years in Europe With Fully Loaded 534 Anniversary Edition
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Airstream Marks 20 Years in Europe With Fully Loaded 534 Anniversary Edition

Airstream celebrates two decades in Europe with a limited 534 '20 Years Europe Edition' that bundles €13,375 of extras i...

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Acciona's Franco Family Branch Sells 3% Stake After Pact Expiry
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Acciona's Franco Family Branch Sells 3% Stake After Pact Expiry

The Entrecanales Franco branch sold 3% of Acciona for about €359m after the family pact lapsed, leaving the two controll...

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diadikasia Names Aristodimos Thomopoulos as CEO in Internal Succession
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diadikasia Names Aristodimos Thomopoulos as CEO in Internal Succession

Long-time diadikasia executive Aristodimos Thomopoulos takes over as CEO, capping a 25-year rise through the Greek consu...

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Shiseido Japan's 130 AI Ambassadors Took Gemini Adoption Past 80% — Now Comes the Hard Part
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Shiseido Japan's 130 AI Ambassadors Took Gemini Adoption Past 80% — Now Comes the Hard Part

Shiseido Japan used 130 employee 'AI ambassadors' to embed generative AI across 40 departments. Adoption is high, but ad...

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Nestlé Returns to Growth as Turnaround Takes Hold: Q2 2026 Results
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Nestlé Returns to Growth as Turnaround Takes Hold: Q2 2026 Results

Nestlé's organic growth rose to 3.7% in Q2 2026, led by emerging markets and stronger real internal growth, as CEO Phili...

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AI Strategy Can Destroy Startup Exit Value, M&A Adviser Warns
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AI Strategy Can Destroy Startup Exit Value, M&A Adviser Warns

Strategic adviser Itay Sagie argues that rushed AI adoption can read as vendor dependency and integration risk to acquir...

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Carboxymethyl Cellulose Market Seen Reaching USD 5.04 Billion by 2030 on Processed Food and Pharma Demand
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Carboxymethyl Cellulose Market Seen Reaching USD 5.04 Billion by 2030 on Processed Food and Pharma Demand

The global carboxymethyl cellulose market is forecast to grow from USD 3.28 billion in 2025 to USD 5.04 billion by 2030,...

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Shopify Says AI Search Tripled Store Traffic — Traditional Search Still Growing
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Shopify Says AI Search Tripled Store Traffic — Traditional Search Still Growing

Shopify credits its Q2 earnings beat partly to AI agents, which tripled AI-referred traffic and orders year over year — ...

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SpaceX's AI Spending Spree Drags Its Shares While Nvidia Gains
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SpaceX's AI Spending Spree Drags Its Shares While Nvidia Gains

SpaceX beat Q2 estimates but its $18.4B capex sent shares down 7%; Nvidia rose as Musk made it the exclusive AI chip par...

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McDonald's Replaces US Chief After Weak Quarter Blamed on Chaotic Promotions
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McDonald's Replaces US Chief After Weak Quarter Blamed on Chaotic Promotions

McDonald's ousted Joe Erlinger as US chief after same-store sales growth of 0.8% missed forecasts, blaming poor executio...

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Novo Nordisk's Wegovy Pill Heads to Germany as Shares Slip on Pipeline Setback
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Novo Nordisk's Wegovy Pill Heads to Germany as Shares Slip on Pipeline Setback

Oral Wegovy is coming to Germany, but a CagriSema trial setback and modest pill sales tempered Novo Nordisk's guidance r...

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