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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

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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Air France-KLM Absorbs Fuel Shock, Submits Bid for TAP Portugal as Lufthansa Joins Race
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Air France-KLM Absorbs Fuel Shock, Submits Bid for TAP Portugal as Lufthansa Joins Race

Air France-KLM's Q2 earnings beat expectations despite an €804 million fuel hit, as the airline bids for TAP Portugal al...

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Aldous Bio Targets €100M Revenue by 2030 After Nazca Takes Control
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Aldous Bio Targets €100M Revenue by 2030 After Nazca Takes Control

Spanish supplement maker Aldous Bio has brought in private equity firm Nazca as majority shareholder, with a plan to qui...

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Xbox Revenue Falls 7% Despite 200 Million New Users; CEO Sharma Pushes Price Hikes and Deep Cuts
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Xbox Revenue Falls 7% Despite 200 Million New Users; CEO Sharma Pushes Price Hikes and Deep Cuts

Microsoft’s Xbox division added over 200 million new gamers in fiscal 2026 but saw revenue slide 7% as console hardware ...

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Rolls-Royce Lifts Profit Outlook on Defence and AI Data Centre Boom
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Rolls-Royce Lifts Profit Outlook on Defence and AI Data Centre Boom

The British engineering group raised full-year profit guidance after first-half earnings jumped 46%, driven by surging d...

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Grifols Appoints Former GSK Vaccines Executive to Board, Replacing Portobello Founder
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Grifols Appoints Former GSK Vaccines Executive to Board, Replacing Portobello Founder

Joanna Le Couilliard, a pharmaceutical veteran with deep vaccine and Asia-Pacific experience, joins Grifols as independe...

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LSE Raises 2026 Outlook But Investors Dismiss Targets as Conservative
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LSE Raises 2026 Outlook But Investors Dismiss Targets as Conservative

London Stock Exchange raised its margin and revenue guidance after strong first-half results, yet shares slid 4% as the ...

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TC Energy Posts $987M Q2 Profit, Bets $400M on Data Center Gas Demand
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TC Energy Posts $987M Q2 Profit, Bets $400M on Data Center Gas Demand

Pipeline giant TC Energy reported a 18.5% jump in second-quarter net income to $987 million and approved two new expansi...

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Vedanta's First Quarter After Split: Margin Expands, Debt Falls, Value Unlocked
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Vedanta's First Quarter After Split: Margin Expands, Debt Falls, Value Unlocked

Vedanta's Q1 FY27 profit rose to ₹5,294 crore despite a revenue dip, as EBITDA margin surged to 35.1% on record zinc and...

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Grifols Appoints Former GSK Executive to Board, Replacing Long-Serving Director
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Grifols Appoints Former GSK Executive to Board, Replacing Long-Serving Director

Joanna Le Couilliard, a seasoned pharma executive, joins Grifols as an independent director and audit committee chair, s...

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Santander’s TSB Integration to Cut 130 Jobs; Branch Closure Pledge Stands Until 2028
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Santander’s TSB Integration to Cut 130 Jobs; Branch Closure Pledge Stands Until 2028

Santander UK will shed 130 roles at newly acquired TSB, representing 2.9% of its workforce, while its CEO reaffirms no b...

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Elon Musk Sells X to xAI for $45B—The Data Play Behind the Deal
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Elon Musk Sells X to xAI for $45B—The Data Play Behind the Deal

The self-deal merges X’s vast user data with xAI’s artificial intelligence ambitions, reshaping the competitive landscap...

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AXIS Capital Taps McKinsey Veteran as Head of Technology & AI Strategy
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AXIS Capital Taps McKinsey Veteran as Head of Technology & AI Strategy

AXIS Capital has appointed Rahil Jogani, a 16-year McKinsey partner, to lead its newly created technology and AI strateg...

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CaixaBank Reorganizes Wealth Management Unit, Names Juan Llamas Director
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CaixaBank Reorganizes Wealth Management Unit, Names Juan Llamas Director

CaixaBank shuffles its wealth leadership as assets surpass €200bn, with veteran banker Juan Llamas taking the helm and t...

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