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Declan Byrne

Corporate Affairs Reporter

1534 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

Aon's Q2 Revenue Climbs to $4.25bn on Data Centre and Construction Surge
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Aon's Q2 Revenue Climbs to $4.25bn on Data Centre and Construction Surge

The brokerage giant reported 5% organic growth, driven by data centre construction and strong client retention, even as ...

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Rheinmetall Q2 Revenue Soars 70% as European Rearmament Boom Drives Record Orders
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Rheinmetall Q2 Revenue Soars 70% as European Rearmament Boom Drives Record Orders

Rheinmetall Q2 revenue surged 70% to €3.3 billion, with operating profit beating forecasts at €562 million. An €11.37 bi...

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NASD Launches Nigeria’s First Regulated Digital Securities Platform
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NASD Launches Nigeria’s First Regulated Digital Securities Platform

Nigeria’s NASD OTC Securities Exchange goes live with a blockchain-based platform for tokenised securities, with the fir...

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X Warns Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Foreign Law Conflicts
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X Warns Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Foreign Law Conflicts

Elon Musk’s platform has officially urged Australia to drop plans to strengthen its underage ban, arguing proposed data-...

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UBS Sees Integration Rewards as Profit Surges 64%, Job Cuts Mount
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UBS Sees Integration Rewards as Profit Surges 64%, Job Cuts Mount

The Swiss bank's Q2 pre-tax profit jumped to $3.6bn, driven by massive cost savings from the Credit Suisse deal. Staffin...

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Goldman Sachs Playbook Maps How Family Firms Can Beat the 12% Odds of Reaching the Third Generation
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Goldman Sachs Playbook Maps How Family Firms Can Beat the 12% Odds of Reaching the Third Generation

Only 30% of family businesses pass successfully to the second generation, and barely 12% make it to the third. A Goldman...

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KeyBanc Sees Reddit as a ‘Sustainable Compounder’ with AI Data Upside, Initiates at Overweight
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KeyBanc Sees Reddit as a ‘Sustainable Compounder’ with AI Data Upside, Initiates at Overweight

KeyBanc initiates Reddit at Overweight, $225 PT, citing durable ad growth and AI data licensing potential. The platform'...

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eBay Settles Harassment Case for $50M+ After Sending Cockroaches, Funeral Wreath to Bloggers
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eBay Settles Harassment Case for $50M+ After Sending Cockroaches, Funeral Wreath to Bloggers

eBay has agreed to pay over $50 million to a couple who were terrorized by company employees after criticizing the platf...

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After Losing Their Jobs, This Couple Started a Shoe Business That Now Has 600 Employees
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After Losing Their Jobs, This Couple Started a Shoe Business That Now Has 600 Employees

Marina and Ricardo Larroudé turned a pandemic layoff into a shoe company with hundreds of employees and a simple rule: t...

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Verisk Buys Geospatial Intelligence Firm MIS to Bolster Real-Time Catastrophe Response
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Verisk Buys Geospatial Intelligence Firm MIS to Bolster Real-Time Catastrophe Response

Verisk adds real-time event analysis to its catastrophe-risk portfolio by acquiring McKenzie Intelligence Services, stre...

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Anvisa Approves Five New Semaglutide Pens, Heating Up Brazil's R$5.6 Billion Weight-Loss Drug War
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Anvisa Approves Five New Semaglutide Pens, Heating Up Brazil's R$5.6 Billion Weight-Loss Drug War

Brazil's health regulator cleared five additional semaglutide pens from Sandoz, Sun Pharma, Ranbaxy, and Brainfarma, sha...

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DAE Completes Macquarie AirFinance Acquisition, Scaling Up Global Fleet
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DAE Completes Macquarie AirFinance Acquisition, Scaling Up Global Fleet

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise closed its purchase of Macquarie AirFinance, adding a large aircraft portfolio and orderbook ...

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Kazakhstan Open to Wildberries Warehouses as Drone Attacks Expose Logistics Risks
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Kazakhstan Open to Wildberries Warehouses as Drone Attacks Expose Logistics Risks

Astana says no formal request yet from the Russian marketplace, but it would consider any proposal in the national inter...

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Bunge Lifts FY2026 Profit Outlook as Geopolitics Fuels Grain Processing Boom
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Bunge Lifts FY2026 Profit Outlook as Geopolitics Fuels Grain Processing Boom

Strong soybean and softseed processing margins, driven by war-related grain price spikes, helped Bunge beat Q2 estimates...

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Adani Enterprises Posts ₹1,160 Crore Loss on OFAC Charge, Revenue Jumps 50%
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Adani Enterprises Posts ₹1,160 Crore Loss on OFAC Charge, Revenue Jumps 50%

Net loss driven by ₹2,644 crore one-time payment to US sanctions body; operating profit hits record as airports, roads a...

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BMW to Cut 8,000 Jobs in Global Restructuring as New CEO Targets €1bn Savings
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BMW to Cut 8,000 Jobs in Global Restructuring as New CEO Targets €1bn Savings

The German automaker will launch voluntary buyouts and early retirements from October, targeting non-production roles in...

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Auto1 Shares Tumble 10% Despite Strong Q2 Results as Outlook Disappoints
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Auto1 Shares Tumble 10% Despite Strong Q2 Results as Outlook Disappoints

The online used-car dealer reported better-than-expected revenue and profit but held its full-year forecast, triggering ...

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IOCL Eyes 50% Stake in Mega Gas Carriers as US LPG Imports Loom
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IOCL Eyes 50% Stake in Mega Gas Carriers as US LPG Imports Loom

Indian Oil Corp is seeking to own very large gas carriers for the first time, bidding for a 50% stake to rein in freight...

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ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Aim to Void State Health Oversight After Court Defeat
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ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Aim to Void State Health Oversight After Court Defeat

A day after a federal judge ordered Washington state inspectors into ICE’s Tacoma facility, the agency posted draft cont...

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Real Madrid Posts Record €1.22bn Revenue Despite Empty Trophy Cabinet
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Real Madrid Posts Record €1.22bn Revenue Despite Empty Trophy Cabinet

The Spanish giant became the first sports organisation globally to breach €1.2 billion in annual revenue, driven by a re...

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Telegram Posts Obscene Photo After Founder Pavel Durov Charged with Aiding Terrorism
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Telegram Posts Obscene Photo After Founder Pavel Durov Charged with Aiding Terrorism

Russian authorities charge Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activity, issue international arrest...

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Deutsche Bank Posts Near-Record Profit as Investment Bank Surges
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Deutsche Bank Posts Near-Record Profit as Investment Bank Surges

Germany’s biggest lender reports Q2 pretax profit of almost €2.7bn, nearing 2007 levels, fueled by a 60% leap in investm...

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NCL Research Plans Digital Personal Loans, Stock Pares Intraday Decline
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NCL Research Plans Digital Personal Loans, Stock Pares Intraday Decline

NCL Research & Financial Services announced plans to enter India's digital personal loan market, aiming to diversify rev...

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UBS Unveils $3 Billion Share Buyback After Q2 Profit Surge, but Warns on Geopolitical Risks
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UBS Unveils $3 Billion Share Buyback After Q2 Profit Surge, but Warns on Geopolitical Risks

UBS announced a $3bn share buyback after Q2 earnings beat estimates with a 17% net income jump, but warned of near-term ...

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Arch Capital Reports Q2 2026 Net Income of $1 Billion as Cat Losses Climb
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Arch Capital Reports Q2 2026 Net Income of $1 Billion as Cat Losses Climb

Bermuda-based Arch Capital delivered $1bn net income in Q2, down 17% on higher catastrophe losses, while its reinsurance...

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PwC Middle East Reports Riddled with AI-Generated False Citations, Investigation Reveals
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PwC Middle East Reports Riddled with AI-Generated False Citations, Investigation Reveals

Four reports from PwC's Middle East practice contained fictitious footnotes, a made-up academic study, and a citation fr...

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BMW to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Profit Warning Bites: No Compulsory Redundancies
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BMW to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Profit Warning Bites: No Compulsory Redundancies

New CEO Milan Nedeljković is moving swiftly with a voluntary redundancy programme targeting administration, development ...

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RWE Shares Rally on Upgraded 2026 Outlook After Strong First Half
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RWE Shares Rally on Upgraded 2026 Outlook After Strong First Half

RWE lifted its full-year earnings forecast after a 41% jump in half-year EBITDA, fueled by onshore renewables, flexible ...

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L Catterton Hires Chetan Naik to Lead India Consumer Push
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L Catterton Hires Chetan Naik to Lead India Consumer Push

Global consumer‑focused investment firm L Catterton has appointed former 360 ONE Asset executive Chetan Naik as managing...

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SK Hynix Record Quarter Misses Lofty AI Forecasts, Shares Tumble 15%
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SK Hynix Record Quarter Misses Lofty AI Forecasts, Shares Tumble 15%

SK Hynix posted record Q2 revenue and profit but fell short of sky-high analyst estimates, reigniting fears of a slowdow...

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