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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

FTX Makes Smallest Creditor Distribution Yet — $900M — as Wind-Down Nears End
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FTX Makes Smallest Creditor Distribution Yet — $900M — as Wind-Down Nears End

The fifth payout pushes recovery for some claims over 100% in dollar terms, but thousands of creditors remain locked out...

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Colombia's Superfinanciera Launches Credit Reporting Hub, Orders Illegal Fundraising Halt
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Colombia's Superfinanciera Launches Credit Reporting Hub, Orders Illegal Fundraising Halt

The Colombian financial regulator unveiled a centralized platform for granular credit portfolio reporting while also ord...

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Google Backstops Anthropic’s $15B Data Center Deal with Lease Guarantees
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Google Backstops Anthropic’s $15B Data Center Deal with Lease Guarantees

Google is providing billions in lease guarantees for AI startup Anthropic’s use of a massive new Texas data center campu...

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Intel Grants Rare Atom Access to Startup Run by CEO Tan’s Co-Investor
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Intel Grants Rare Atom Access to Startup Run by CEO Tan’s Co-Investor

Intel is giving a stealthy startup named RosaicLabs access to its low‑level Atom processor blueprints. The company is ru...

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Citi Slashes Coinbase Price Target 41% But Keeps Buy Rating Ahead of Q2 Results
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Citi Slashes Coinbase Price Target 41% But Keeps Buy Rating Ahead of Q2 Results

Citi’s revised target of $235 follows lowered expectations for trading revenue, but subscription income and possible cry...

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Amazon, Walmart AI Spots 'Made in USA' Fraud but Business Logic Keeps It Silent, Study Finds
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Amazon, Walmart AI Spots 'Made in USA' Fraud but Business Logic Keeps It Silent, Study Finds

A Columbia Law School think tank run by ex-FTC chief Lina Khan reveals that Amazon's Alexa and Walmart's Sparky can dete...

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Deutsche Bahn returns to profit as 'super construction year' brings more disruption
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Deutsche Bahn returns to profit as 'super construction year' brings more disruption

First-half net profit of €147m masks struggles as only 59% of long-distance trains ran on time and record investment hit...

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Jersey Mike’s Valued at $6.7 Billion After Shares Slip 8.7% in NYSE Debut
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Jersey Mike’s Valued at $6.7 Billion After Shares Slip 8.7% in NYSE Debut

Jersey Mike’s shares opened well below the IPO price, valuing the sandwich chain at $6.7B in a closely watched debut tha...

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Goldman Sachs ordered to pay £1.45m over parental leave discrimination
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Goldman Sachs ordered to pay £1.45m over parental leave discrimination

A London tribunal ruled that the bank unfairly dismissed Jonathan Reeves and contributed to stigma across the financial ...

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thyssenkrupp nucera shares gain 3.25% as Q3 loss narrows to €2m
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thyssenkrupp nucera shares gain 3.25% as Q3 loss narrows to €2m

The electrolysis specialist benefited from early revenue on large chlor-alkali projects, beating expectations despite a ...

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Bradesco to Issue R$10bn in New Shares: What It Means for Existing Investors
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Bradesco to Issue R$10bn in New Shares: What It Means for Existing Investors

Brazil's second-largest private bank is raising up to R$10 billion through a rights offering. The move dilutes non-parti...

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Amper Buys German Energy Tech Firm Freqcon for €1.7M, Bolstering Defence Push
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Amper Buys German Energy Tech Firm Freqcon for €1.7M, Bolstering Defence Push

Spanish defence and technology group Amper acquires German energy conversion company Freqcon from insolvency, adding dua...

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Heidelberg Materials Price Target Cut to €286 as Jefferies Stays Bullish After Q2 Results
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Heidelberg Materials Price Target Cut to €286 as Jefferies Stays Bullish After Q2 Results

Jefferies lowers Heidelberg Materials target by €4 but expects rising volumes, pricing power, and cost cuts to revive se...

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Chilean Prosecutor Targets Money Laundering in Azul Azul Takeover as Sartor Case Widens
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Chilean Prosecutor Targets Money Laundering in Azul Azul Takeover as Sartor Case Widens

The public prosecutor’s office alleges funds used to finance the purchase of control of football club Universidad de Chi...

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Teleperformance Makes H1 2026 Financial Report Available
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Teleperformance Makes H1 2026 Financial Report Available

The French digital business services group has filed its half-year financial report with the AMF, giving investors a det...

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Meta Reveals $279 Billion in Future Data Center Leases as AI Buildout Accelerates
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Meta Reveals $279 Billion in Future Data Center Leases as AI Buildout Accelerates

Meta disclosed $278.99 billion in new lease obligations for AI data centers, a 53% jump from last quarter, signalling an...

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Puig Posts 4.4% Profit Drop to €263M After Estée Lauder Merger Talks Fail, Sales Up 2.4%
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Puig Posts 4.4% Profit Drop to €263M After Estée Lauder Merger Talks Fail, Sales Up 2.4%

The Spanish beauty group’s adjusted net profit rose 5.2%, driven by fragrance strength and exceptional 20.9% sales growt...

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Anglo American’s Profits Surge to $4 Billion as Copper Strategy Pays Off
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Anglo American’s Profits Surge to $4 Billion as Copper Strategy Pays Off

A sharp rise in copper earnings drives Anglo American’s profits 35% higher, validating its restructuring pivot and boost...

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Universal Music Q2 Revenue Beats as Streaming Growth Jumps 15.4%, But EBITDA Slips
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Universal Music Q2 Revenue Beats as Streaming Growth Jumps 15.4%, But EBITDA Slips

Universal Music Group's subscription and streaming revenue surged back to double-digit growth, yet margins dipped slight...

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Wildberries, Ozon Probe Durov-Themed Goods After Terrorist Designation
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Wildberries, Ozon Probe Durov-Themed Goods After Terrorist Designation

Russia's leading e-commerce platforms launched internal reviews of merchandise linked to Pavel Durov, hours after the fi...

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Shell Eyes Pearl GTL Restart by Q1 2027 as Best Profit in Four Years Bolsters Resilience
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Shell Eyes Pearl GTL Restart by Q1 2027 as Best Profit in Four Years Bolsters Resilience

Shell expects its damaged Pearl gas-to-liquids plant in Qatar to resume output by end-March 2027, provided Strait of Hor...

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Adidas Shares Plunge Nearly 20% as World Cup Marketing Overspend Erases Profit Beat
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Adidas Shares Plunge Nearly 20% as World Cup Marketing Overspend Erases Profit Beat

Record football-linked marketing costs cause the biggest intraday drop on record for Adidas, despite surging sales and a...

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Tata Power Breaks Ground on ₹5,750 Crore Wind-Solar Hybrid in Andhra Pradesh
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Tata Power Breaks Ground on ₹5,750 Crore Wind-Solar Hybrid in Andhra Pradesh

The 800 MW project, combining 400 MW wind and 400 MW solar, will create 4,000 jobs and advance India’s clean energy tran...

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Mastercard Posts Steady Growth as Consumer Spending Holds Up
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Mastercard Posts Steady Growth as Consumer Spending Holds Up

Constant-currency net revenue rose 12%, purchase volume 10%, but rising client incentives squeezed gross margins. The wi...

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Walmart vs. Amazon in Streaming TV Ads: How Their Strategies Differ
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Walmart vs. Amazon in Streaming TV Ads: How Their Strategies Differ

As the two largest retail media sellers, Walmart and Amazon are chasing streaming TV ad dollars with distinct data and p...

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Blackstone's rapid overhaul of Jersey Mike's points to an IPO built for the long haul
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Blackstone's rapid overhaul of Jersey Mike's points to an IPO built for the long haul

Jersey Mike's goes public at a $7 billion valuation less than two years after Blackstone took control, bringing in a new...

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Inside Jay Shetty’s $100 Million Spotify-Netflix Podcast Deal and His Plan for a ‘Conscious Empire’
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Inside Jay Shetty’s $100 Million Spotify-Netflix Podcast Deal and His Plan for a ‘Conscious Empire’

The wellness creator signs a landmark $100 million cross-platform deal as video platforms bid for podcast talent, fuelin...

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Ex-DOGE Staffers Join Polymarket and Novig as Prediction Markets Face Regulatory Heat
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Ex-DOGE Staffers Join Polymarket and Novig as Prediction Markets Face Regulatory Heat

Former DOGE affiliates Mendelson and Mishory have taken key roles at prediction market platforms Polymarket and Novig, r...

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Senior Base Metals Traders Jump Ship as Battle for Talent Intensifies
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Senior Base Metals Traders Jump Ship as Battle for Talent Intensifies

A wave of departures at Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley highlights a fierce scramble for base metals exper...

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Vedanta Spins Off Real Estate Into Vedanta Property Platforms; 20:1 Share Ratio, ₹30,000 Crore Opportunity
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Vedanta Spins Off Real Estate Into Vedanta Property Platforms; 20:1 Share Ratio, ₹30,000 Crore Opportunity

Vedanta will demerge its surplus land and property assets into a new pure-play real estate company. Shareholders receive...

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