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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

Apollo Wins EasyJet Bidding War with £5.7bn Takeover, Founder Backs Deal
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Apollo Wins EasyJet Bidding War with £5.7bn Takeover, Founder Backs Deal

Apollo Global Management has agreed to buy budget airline EasyJet for £5.7bn, taking it private after rival Castlelake d...

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Argentina's Verónica Dairy Revives Idle Plant Through Union-Brokered Toll Deal
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Argentina's Verónica Dairy Revives Idle Plant Through Union-Brokered Toll Deal

After seven months of inactivity, Lácteos Verónica will partially restart its Suardi plant under a production agreement ...

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Grupo Argos Targets Dividend Doubling and 70% EBITDA Jump as ACE 1.0 Plan Takes Shape
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Grupo Argos Targets Dividend Doubling and 70% EBITDA Jump as ACE 1.0 Plan Takes Shape

Colombian holding Grupo Argos launches ‘ACE 1.0’ to close the gap between its stock price and intrinsic value, promising...

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Alef Education H1 Revenue Hits AED 361.6m, EBITDA Margin at 74.7%
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Alef Education H1 Revenue Hits AED 361.6m, EBITDA Margin at 74.7%

The AI-powered K-12 learning provider reported a modest 1.2% revenue rise and declared a 90% dividend payout, with guida...

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SpaceX Builds Human Sales Army for Starlink, Defying AI Automation Trend
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SpaceX Builds Human Sales Army for Starlink, Defying AI Automation Trend

Elon Musk says Starlink’s enterprise push requires a large team of people to explain the system and build trust, even as...

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Peru Q2 M&A value up 11% as fewer but bigger deals reshape market
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Peru Q2 M&A value up 11% as fewer but bigger deals reshape market

Peruvian M&A deal value rose to $760m in Q2 2026 despite a sharp fall in deal count, as headline transactions in armoure...

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Paris Debuts Next-Gen Department Store at Cenco Alto Las Condes, Doubles Down on Beauty and Experience
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Paris Debuts Next-Gen Department Store at Cenco Alto Las Condes, Doubles Down on Beauty and Experience

Paris reopens its flagship in Alto Las Condes after a 10-month, 7,200 m² overhaul without closing doors, betting on prem...

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Panafrica Opens First Owned Footwear Factory in Côte d’Ivoire, Shifting Production from Morocco
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Panafrica Opens First Owned Footwear Factory in Côte d’Ivoire, Shifting Production from Morocco

The ethical French brand invested €1M in an Abidjan factory and training centre, aiming to produce 10,000 pairs a year a...

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Capitec Bank to Rename as Capitec Limited, Marking Shift Beyond Retail Banking
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Capitec Bank to Rename as Capitec Limited, Marking Shift Beyond Retail Banking

South Africa's largest bank by clients will drop 'Bank Holdings' from its name on 26 August, reflecting its expansion in...

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Derek Jeter-Backed Alum Launches Private Social Clubs and Condo-Hotels in College Towns
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Derek Jeter-Backed Alum Launches Private Social Clubs and Condo-Hotels in College Towns

The new venture targets university markets with members-only clubs and luxury condo-hotels, starting in Tuscaloosa and a...

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Uber forecasts bookings in line with estimates as Brazil competition hits trips growth
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Uber forecasts bookings in line with estimates as Brazil competition hits trips growth

Uber's third-quarter bookings guide of $58.25–$60.25 billion met analyst expectations, but a sharper-than-expected slowd...

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Bed Bath & Beyond Parent Rebrands to Neighborhood Intelligence, Pivoting to Home Services
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Bed Bath & Beyond Parent Rebrands to Neighborhood Intelligence, Pivoting to Home Services

The parent of Bed Bath & Beyond will rename itself Neighborhood Intelligence and move to Nasdaq as CEO Marcus Lemonis st...

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Mambo WiFi Expands to Rio's Central do Brasil with Free Public Wi-Fi 6 Network
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Mambo WiFi Expands to Rio's Central do Brasil with Free Public Wi-Fi 6 Network

The Brazilian company, with over 30 million registered users, partners with OOH firm Eletromídia to bring automatic, no-...

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Nintendo's 53% Profit Surge Lifted by Trump Tariff Refund Despite Sales Dip
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Nintendo's 53% Profit Surge Lifted by Trump Tariff Refund Despite Sales Dip

Nintendo's quarterly profit soared 53.5% thanks to a US tariff refund, even as revenue fell 10%. The windfall comes amid...

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Porsche AG Stock Snapshot: Undervalued Metrics Contrast With Weak Profitability
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Porsche AG Stock Snapshot: Undervalued Metrics Contrast With Weak Profitability

Porsche AG (P911.DE) shows a market cap of €39.7B, a 2.32% dividend yield, and a PEG ratio of 0.50 — but a return on equ...

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Palo Alto Networks Snapshot: Key Financial Metrics and Business Overview
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Palo Alto Networks Snapshot: Key Financial Metrics and Business Overview

A look at Palo Alto Networks' cybersecurity platforms and its latest financial ratios, including a PEG ratio of 3.68 and...

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Air India names Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian Airlines' ex-chief, as new CEO
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Air India names Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian Airlines' ex-chief, as new CEO

Tata Group-owned Air India has appointed Tewolde Gebremariam, who led Ethiopian Airlines to a $5 billion revenue milesto...

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UP Unveils 200% Incentive Package to Attract Rs 1,000 Crore Anchor PLA Plant in Lakhimpur Kheri
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UP Unveils 200% Incentive Package to Attract Rs 1,000 Crore Anchor PLA Plant in Lakhimpur Kheri

Uttar Pradesh's new bioplastics policy offers a giant incentive package to lure a single large polylactic acid manufactu...

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SanDisk's Guidance Miss Erases Gains, Sends Storage Chip Stocks Tumbling in After-Hours Trade
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SanDisk's Guidance Miss Erases Gains, Sends Storage Chip Stocks Tumbling in After-Hours Trade

SanDisk's fiscal Q4 revenue soared 372% on booming AI server demand, but a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast for Q1 ...

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Spider-Man: New Day Passes $1 Billion in Six Days, Sets Domestic Opening Record
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Spider-Man: New Day Passes $1 Billion in Six Days, Sets Domestic Opening Record

Marvel's latest blockbuster becomes the second fastest film to reach $1 billion globally, shattering the all-time domest...

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Palantir Shares Surge 30%, Adding $3.1 Billion to CEO Alex Karp’s Net Worth
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Palantir Shares Surge 30%, Adding $3.1 Billion to CEO Alex Karp’s Net Worth

A blockbuster earnings report sent Palantir stock soaring, lifting CEO Alex Karp’s fortune by $3.1 billion in a single d...

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SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles in First Public Quarter as Starlink Funds AI Expansion
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SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles in First Public Quarter as Starlink Funds AI Expansion

Starlink satellite internet now generates over half of SpaceX's $7.8 billion quarterly revenue, while massive capex of $...

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Eli Lilly's GLP-1 Juggernaut Powers 48% Revenue Jump, Eyes Next Obesity Blockbuster
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Eli Lilly's GLP-1 Juggernaut Powers 48% Revenue Jump, Eyes Next Obesity Blockbuster

Quarterly sales topped $23 billion as Mounjaro and Zepbound dominate the obesity drug market. With a new oral pill and a...

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Record 'Spider-Man' Opening Gives Theaters a Jolt, but AMC Shares Barely Budge
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Record 'Spider-Man' Opening Gives Theaters a Jolt, but AMC Shares Barely Budge

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" shattered domestic records with a $360M debut, lifting Cinemark and Imax shares while AMC la...

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Czech Football's Renaissance Hinges on Billionaire Club Owners
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Czech Football's Renaissance Hinges on Billionaire Club Owners

After a dismal World Cup showing, the revival of Czech football rests with the country’s richest citizens, who own key c...

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Snap’s CBO Sees AR and Private Messaging as the Path Beyond the Smartphone
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Snap’s CBO Sees AR and Private Messaging as the Path Beyond the Smartphone

Ajit Mohan, Snap’s chief business officer, outlines a strategy to pivot from public feeds to private messaging, AR weara...

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The Planning Off-Site Trap That Buries Marketing—and How to Fix It
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The Planning Off-Site Trap That Buries Marketing—and How to Fix It

Annual leadership retreats reliably churn out too many initiatives that overwhelm teams, especially marketing. The cure ...

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Riachuelo's Record Q2 Profit Masks Slower Sales, Margin Gains Shine
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Riachuelo's Record Q2 Profit Masks Slower Sales, Margin Gains Shine

Brazilian apparel retailer Riachuelo posted a record second-quarter net profit of R$168 million, up 36.2% year-on-year, ...

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Apple Opens Employee Lottery for September Launch Under New CEO Ternus
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Apple Opens Employee Lottery for September Launch Under New CEO Ternus

Apple is holding a lottery among U.S. store employees to staff its September product launch—the first under new CEO John...

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SpaceX Goes All-In on Nvidia GPUs, Ditching Multi-Supplier Strategy
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SpaceX Goes All-In on Nvidia GPUs, Ditching Multi-Supplier Strategy

Elon Musk commits SpaceX to using only Nvidia GPUs, citing Vera Rubin's architecture, just as the company's first public...

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