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Declan Byrne

Corporate Affairs Reporter

1537 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

Bafin Orders NordLB to Fix 'Serious' Money-Laundering Control Failures
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Bafin Orders NordLB to Fix 'Serious' Money-Laundering Control Failures

Germany's Bafin has ordered NordLB to clean up 'serious' gaps in its anti-money-laundering controls, including outdated ...

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Aflabox Raises €1.35M to Bring AI Cereal Safety Testing to the Field
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Aflabox Raises €1.35M to Bring AI Cereal Safety Testing to the Field

The Italian agritech startup has closed a €1.35M seed round to certify its AI-powered grain-testing platform and expand ...

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Palantir Revenue Jumps 93% on US Commercial Demand, Forecast Raised
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Palantir Revenue Jumps 93% on US Commercial Demand, Forecast Raised

Palantir nearly doubled quarterly revenue to $1.94 billion, beating analyst estimates and lifting its full-year outlook ...

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AstraZeneca–BMS Merger Report Sends Shares Tumbling Into Antitrust Spotlight
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AstraZeneca–BMS Merger Report Sends Shares Tumbling Into Antitrust Spotlight

Investors sold AstraZeneca after a report it held preliminary merger talks with Bristol Myers Squibb, while analysts que...

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Egypt Fintech Willy Sets This-Quarter Launch for All-in-One Wealth Platform
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Egypt Fintech Willy Sets This-Quarter Launch for All-in-One Wealth Platform

Willy's app is technically ready and awaiting final licence approvals; co-founder Mostafa Abdelaziz says education conte...

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AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb in Talks Over $400bn Pharma Merger
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AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb in Talks Over $400bn Pharma Merger

AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb are in merger talks that could create a nearly $400bn pharmaceutical giant, the Fin...

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Banco de Chile Builds CLP 50 Billion Provision Buffer as Middle East Risk Mounts
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Banco de Chile Builds CLP 50 Billion Provision Buffer as Middle East Risk Mounts

Banco de Chile posted a 28.1% jump in Q2 profit but set aside CLP 50 billion in extra provisions, citing Middle East ten...

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Seplat Sells 10% of NNPC Joint Venture Stake for $281.6 Million
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Seplat Sells 10% of NNPC Joint Venture Stake for $281.6 Million

Nigeria's Seplat Energy is selling 10% of its flagship joint venture with NNPC for $281.6 million, funding a special div...

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Apollo Picks Austin as Second HQ, Betting on Texas Tech and Manufacturing
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Apollo Picks Austin as Second HQ, Betting on Texas Tech and Manufacturing

The alternative asset giant will use Austin as an innovation hub to test new products across its asset management and At...

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Krispy Kreme names two insiders to commercial and people chief roles
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Krispy Kreme names two insiders to commercial and people chief roles

The doughnut chain promotes Suk Nicholas to the newly created chief commercial officer post and Lori Suess to chief peop...

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Denim's Next Battle Is Agility, Not Capacity, Says East India's Tandhan
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Denim's Next Battle Is Agility, Not Capacity, Says East India's Tandhan

East India's first denim mill argues speed, verifiable sustainability and manufacturing technology — not capacity alone ...

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Shell Sells European Solar and Wind Arm to TotalEnergies in Renewables Retreat
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Shell Sells European Solar and Wind Arm to TotalEnergies in Renewables Retreat

Shell is selling its European onshore renewables business — solar, battery and wind projects totalling 500 MW — to Total...

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Integer Holdings (ITGR): A Profile of the Medical Device Contract Manufacturer
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Integer Holdings (ITGR): A Profile of the Medical Device Contract Manufacturer

Integer Holdings, the Plano-based medical device contract manufacturer behind Greatbatch Medical and Lake Region Medical...

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Paytm jumps to 4-year high as Q1 net profit surges 79% to ₹220 crore
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Paytm jumps to 4-year high as Q1 net profit surges 79% to ₹220 crore

Paytm shares hit ₹1,437 — their highest since December 2021 — after Q1 net profit jumped 79% to ₹220 crore; the board al...

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Tianzhihang's 'Snake-Swallows-Elephant' Deal: Investors Wary of Shanghai MicroPort Orthopedics' Debt and Losses
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Tianzhihang's 'Snake-Swallows-Elephant' Deal: Investors Wary of Shanghai MicroPort Orthopedics' Debt and Losses

Tianzhihang plans to buy 62% of Shanghai MicroPort Orthopedics, a firm with an 86% debt ratio and mounting losses, raisi...

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Swings to $355M Opening, Second-Biggest Ever
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Swings to $355M Opening, Second-Biggest Ever

Sony's 'Brand New Day' posted $355M domestically and $927M globally — the second-biggest opening weekend on record, powe...

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Jollibee Opens First Downtown San Francisco Location Near Powell Street BART
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Jollibee Opens First Downtown San Francisco Location Near Powell Street BART

The Filipino fried-chicken chain debuts on Market Street in the city's busiest transit hub as it pushes toward 500 US lo...

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How the Tomov Brothers Pulled Zerone Studio Back From Bankruptcy — and Now Face a Scaling Test
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How the Tomov Brothers Pulled Zerone Studio Back From Bankruptcy — and Now Face a Scaling Test

A creative studio on the brink of collapse found a lifeline in free viral videos. Now the Tomov brothers must turn their...

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Spider-Man: New Day's $927M Debut Is the Second-Biggest Opening in Cinema History
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Spider-Man: New Day's $927M Debut Is the Second-Biggest Opening in Cinema History

Tom Holland's Spider-Man: New Day opened with $927 million worldwide, far above analyst forecasts and second only to Ave...

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Apple's Services Hit Record $30.7B as Advertising Drives June-Quarter Growth
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Apple's Services Hit Record $30.7B as Advertising Drives June-Quarter Growth

Apple posted record June-quarter revenue and a 12% services gain, with advertising a standout driver — though services f...

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Why Startups Topple Industry Giants: The Organizational Trap Behind Disruption
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Why Startups Topple Industry Giants: The Organizational Trap Behind Disruption

New entrants rarely beat incumbents on technology alone. Blockbuster and Kodak show the real barrier is organizational —...

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Shark Week at 38: How Discovery Turned a TV Stunt Into a Cultural Marketing Franchise
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Shark Week at 38: How Discovery Turned a TV Stunt Into a Cultural Marketing Franchise

Nearly four decades after its 1988 debut, Discovery's Shark Week has become a cultural platform spanning TikTok contests...

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BarkleyOKRP Taps Former FCB CMO Brandon Cooke to Lead Client Growth
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BarkleyOKRP Taps Former FCB CMO Brandon Cooke to Lead Client Growth

Brandon Cooke joins BarkleyOKRP as global chief marketing and growth officer, succeeding Jason Parks and driving growth ...

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Telemundo's World Cup Run Delivers Record Ratings and a 2030 Rights Opening
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Telemundo's World Cup Run Delivers Record Ratings and a 2030 Rights Opening

Telemundo averaged 5.9 million viewers across its World Cup platforms through the quarterfinals, up 150% from 2022 — fue...

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Latam and Shopee Team Up After Amazon's Brazil Mileage Exit
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Latam and Shopee Team Up After Amazon's Brazil Mileage Exit

Latam Pass members now earn 1 mile for every R$2 spent on Shopee purchases made through the airline's app, weeks after A...

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BP Plans 700 Global Office Job Cuts as CEO Refocuses on Oil and Gas
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BP Plans 700 Global Office Job Cuts as CEO Refocuses on Oil and Gas

BP is set to cut around 700 office roles worldwide — roughly 8% of its non-operational workforce — under CEO Meg O'Neill...

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Flydubai Sets August 16 Careers Open Day for Emirati Talent Across Aviation and Corporate Roles
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Flydubai Sets August 16 Careers Open Day for Emirati Talent Across Aviation and Corporate Roles

Flydubai will host its UAE National Careers Open Day on August 16 to recruit Emirati candidates for pilot, engineering, ...

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Gildan sales jump 72% on HanesBrands, sells Australia unit and lifts margin outlook
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Gildan sales jump 72% on HanesBrands, sells Australia unit and lifts margin outlook

Gildan Activewear's second-quarter sales rose 72.3% to $1.58bn on the HanesBrands integration, as it agreed to sell Hane...

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Lands Second-Biggest Box Office Opening Ever With $355 Million
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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Lands Second-Biggest Box Office Opening Ever With $355 Million

The Tom Holland-led film grossed $355 million domestically and $927 million worldwide in its debut weekend, trailing onl...

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Decentralisation Isn't Self-Organisation — and Leaders Keep Confusing Them
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Decentralisation Isn't Self-Organisation — and Leaders Keep Confusing Them

Decentralised organisations still shape behaviour through system-wide structures, a new essay argues — pure self-organis...

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