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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

Botín Steps Up US Regulatory Push to Seal Webster Acquisition as Fed Decision Nears
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Botín Steps Up US Regulatory Push to Seal Webster Acquisition as Fed Decision Nears

Santander intensifies contacts with US authorities, having secured OCC and ECB approval, with only the Fed's green light...

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Travelers Seeks Document Support Specialist in Hartford Amid Digitization Push
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Travelers Seeks Document Support Specialist in Hartford Amid Digitization Push

Insurer Travelers is hiring a specialist to manage and digitize policy documents, highlighting a broader focus on operat...

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FIFA Plans $20bn World Cup Stake Sale, Sparking UEFA Backlash
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FIFA Plans $20bn World Cup Stake Sale, Sparking UEFA Backlash

FIFA is creating a new commercial subsidiary and selling a 20% stake to investors led by Thrive Capital at a $20bn valua...

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Barclays profits jump 17% to £6.1bn, beating forecasts on investment banking boom
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Barclays profits jump 17% to £6.1bn, beating forecasts on investment banking boom

Barclays' H1 pre-tax profit rose to £6.1bn, ahead of estimates, as its investment bank rode a wave of dealmaking and mar...

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Yahoo Privacy Page Reveals 250 Ad Tech Partners in IAB Consent Framework
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Yahoo Privacy Page Reveals 250 Ad Tech Partners in IAB Consent Framework

Yahoo’s updated privacy notice outlines extensive use of device data, precise location, and technical identifiers for pe...

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DiDi Urges Chile to Drop 'Analog' Rules as Ride-Hailing Decree Heads for Second Hearing
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DiDi Urges Chile to Drop 'Analog' Rules as Ride-Hailing Decree Heads for Second Hearing

DiDi’s corporate affairs chief tells Chile’s Digital Summit that modern platform regulation must be built on technical d...

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Enel Chile H1 Profit Up 10.7% on Shell Gas Contract Renegotiation
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Enel Chile H1 Profit Up 10.7% on Shell Gas Contract Renegotiation

Utility's net income reached US$272 million, boosted by a US$140 million one-off gain from a reworked gas supply deal wi...

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Consumer Strength Lifts Visa, Ford and UPS; Tariff Refunds Boost Logitech, Philips
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Consumer Strength Lifts Visa, Ford and UPS; Tariff Refunds Boost Logitech, Philips

A wave of quarterly results showed US consumers still opening their wallets, helping Visa, Ford and UPS beat expectation...

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PayPal Beats Q2, CEO Signals Openness to Sweetened Stripe-Advent Bid
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PayPal Beats Q2, CEO Signals Openness to Sweetened Stripe-Advent Bid

PayPal topped earnings estimates and its CEO said he would consider a higher offer, days after the board rejected a $60....

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Ferrovial H1 Net Profit Falls 52.2% on One-Off Gains a Year Ago; Underlying Growth Strong
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Ferrovial H1 Net Profit Falls 52.2% on One-Off Gains a Year Ago; Underlying Growth Strong

Ferrovial's first-half net profit slid to €258m as 2025 included one-off asset sale gains, but revenue rose 5.2% to €4.7...

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Nordex Stock Climbs on Q2 Order Surge and Stable Margins
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Nordex Stock Climbs on Q2 Order Surge and Stable Margins

Wind turbine maker Nordex saw shares jump after reporting a sharp rise in Q2 orders and steady selling prices, with half...

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eBay and Ex-CEO Pay $55.7 Million to End Bizarre Cyberstalking Scandal
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eBay and Ex-CEO Pay $55.7 Million to End Bizarre Cyberstalking Scandal

A civil settlement closes the book on a 2019 campaign where eBay executives sent live insects, a bloody mask, and funera...

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Wealthy Clients Suffer ‘Buyer’s Remorse’ as Private Banks Standardize Investment Models
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Wealthy Clients Suffer ‘Buyer’s Remorse’ as Private Banks Standardize Investment Models

Rob Agnew of Isio’s Private Office argues that the drive to scale in private banking is alienating clients with £20mn–£5...

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Jainaga Seeks Full-Year ERTE for Whole Workforce at Arteixo Telecom
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Jainaga Seeks Full-Year ERTE for Whole Workforce at Arteixo Telecom

The Sidenor chairman has filed a temporary layoff plan for the entire 100‑plus staff of Arteixo Telecom, the electronic ...

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Shein Discloses FTC Probe Into U.S. Business as IPO Stalls Over ‘Dark Patterns’ Concerns
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Shein Discloses FTC Probe Into U.S. Business as IPO Stalls Over ‘Dark Patterns’ Concerns

The fast-fashion giant revealed a Federal Trade Commission investigation into its U.S. operations in IPO filings, with s...

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Coca-Cola Lifts 2026 Outlook After Strong Q2, but Shares Still Overvalued
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Coca-Cola Lifts 2026 Outlook After Strong Q2, but Shares Still Overvalued

Coca-Cola's Q2 organic revenue rose 6%, and the company raised full-year guidance. However, Morningstar sees shares as s...

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Novo Nordisk Must Face Shareholder Fraud Claims Over CagriSema Disappointment
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Novo Nordisk Must Face Shareholder Fraud Claims Over CagriSema Disappointment

A U.S. judge ruled that Novo Nordisk must answer investor fraud allegations after the obesity drug trial missed its weig...

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UPS Raises 2026 Forecast as Strategy Shift Bites, But Profit Plunge Sends Shares Down 6%
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UPS Raises 2026 Forecast as Strategy Shift Bites, But Profit Plunge Sends Shares Down 6%

UPS lifted its full-year revenue target to $91.2 billion after shifting away from low-margin e-commerce volume, but rest...

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FIFA Eyes $17.5B World Cup Equity Sale; UEFA Threatens Boycott
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FIFA Eyes $17.5B World Cup Equity Sale; UEFA Threatens Boycott

FIFA president Infantino seeks private investors for minority stakes in the World Cup, sparking UEFA warnings that footb...

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Visa to Cut 2,600 Jobs, Shifting Focus as Payments Industry Evolves
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Visa to Cut 2,600 Jobs, Shifting Focus as Payments Industry Evolves

Payment giant Visa plans to cut about 7% of its workforce, targeting technology and product roles, as it adapts to a rap...

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Corning Shares Tumble 20% Despite Q2 Beat as AI Fears Overshoot, Analysts Say
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Corning Shares Tumble 20% Despite Q2 Beat as AI Fears Overshoot, Analysts Say

Corning’s Q2 revenue surged on AI-driven fiber demand, but a 20% intraday plunge reflects broader AI stock jitters. Morn...

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Jefferies Reiterates Buy on SAP, Sees Company as AI Leader Among Peers
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Jefferies Reiterates Buy on SAP, Sees Company as AI Leader Among Peers

Analyst Charles Brennan maintains EUR 210 price target, citing CEO Klein's AI urgency and SAP's advanced positioning in ...

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Apple Dethrones Nvidia to Become World's Most Valuable Company with $5 Trillion Market Cap
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Apple Dethrones Nvidia to Become World's Most Valuable Company with $5 Trillion Market Cap

Apple’s market cap hit $5 trillion on Tuesday, reclaiming the top spot from Nvidia as the iPhone maker benefits from ste...

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Enpal Shutters Hamburg Sales Hub as Solar Startup Refocuses on Core Regions
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Enpal Shutters Hamburg Sales Hub as Solar Startup Refocuses on Core Regions

Berlin-based energy startup Enpal is closing its Hamburg office with 85 employees and consolidating sales in Munich, Ess...

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How Cox Automotive Uses AI and Research to Keep AutoTrader and Kelley Blue Book Ads Effective
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How Cox Automotive Uses AI and Research to Keep AutoTrader and Kelley Blue Book Ads Effective

An inside look at the research-first creative process behind AutoTrader and Kelley Blue Book, where consumer testing, AI...

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S&P 500 Board Diversity Hits Decade Low as Trump-Era Policies and Investor Retreat Reshape Recruitment
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S&P 500 Board Diversity Hits Decade Low as Trump-Era Policies and Investor Retreat Reshape Recruitment

Appointments of women and racial minorities to S&P 500 boards have fallen to their lowest level since 2014, new data sho...

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Goodyear, Blizzard, Roku and Slim Jim Ride the Jimothy Raccoon Wave in a Real-Time Marketing Blitz
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Goodyear, Blizzard, Roku and Slim Jim Ride the Jimothy Raccoon Wave in a Real-Time Marketing Blitz

A wave of brands ‘newsjacked’ the internet’s latest animal star, Jimothy the raccoon, blending product messages with vir...

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How a Grandma's Barbecue Sauce Recipe Built a $350 Million Brand
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How a Grandma's Barbecue Sauce Recipe Built a $350 Million Brand

Justin Gill turned his grandmother's Japanese barbecue sauce into Bachan's, a brand with estimated annual revenues toppi...

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From Shark Tank Rejection to Rs 3,000 Cr: The Zypp Electric Story
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From Shark Tank Rejection to Rs 3,000 Cr: The Zypp Electric Story

After being turned down on Shark Tank India at a Rs 220-crore valuation, Zypp Electric has grown into a 21,000-scooter E...

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SpaceX Shares Sink More Than 50% From Post-IPO High Ahead of First Earnings
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SpaceX Shares Sink More Than 50% From Post-IPO High Ahead of First Earnings

Ahead of its inaugural earnings as a public company and a looming lock-up expiration, SpaceX shares have lost more than ...

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