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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

La Fageda sales surge 16%, profit jumps 134% as social enterprise boosts reinvestment
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La Fageda sales surge 16%, profit jumps 134% as social enterprise boosts reinvestment

Spanish social enterprise La Fageda posted €39.1 million in revenue for 2025, with profit climbing to €2.51 million, fun...

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Dominique Diagou Steps Up: How the Next Generation Is Leading NSIA’s Insurance Empire
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Dominique Diagou Steps Up: How the Next Generation Is Leading NSIA’s Insurance Empire

Mansan Dominique Diagou, daughter of founder Jean Kacou Diagou, has taken the helm of NSIA Holding Assurances, steering ...

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Egypt Launches Unified Digital Licensing System for Commercial Shops
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Egypt Launches Unified Digital Licensing System for Commercial Shops

A new one-stop platform slashes bureaucracy, promising temporary permits within a week and a fully digital, inter-agency...

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Allstate Seeks Remote Auto Damage Consultants to Bolster Virtual Repair Oversight
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Allstate Seeks Remote Auto Damage Consultants to Bolster Virtual Repair Oversight

Allstate is hiring remote-based Auto Damage Consultants for its Good Hands Repair Network, offering $70,100–$121,475 ann...

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Anicut Capital Takes Control of Bira 91 Founder’s Stake, Leads Debt Restructuring
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Anicut Capital Takes Control of Bira 91 Founder’s Stake, Leads Debt Restructuring

Venture debt firm Anicut Capital has seized the pledged 17.8% stake of B9 Beverages founder Ankur Jain and will appoint ...

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Higgsfield AI Puts $85,000 in Credits on the Line to Lure Ad Creatives Away from the Pitch Deck
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Higgsfield AI Puts $85,000 in Credits on the Line to Lure Ad Creatives Away from the Pitch Deck

The generative AI ad platform has teamed up with ADWEEK for a month-long competition that challenges agency and brand te...

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BRB Crisis: Bank President Meets Central Bank Chief to Unlock R$6.6 Billion Rescue
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BRB Crisis: Bank President Meets Central Bank Chief to Unlock R$6.6 Billion Rescue

BRB’s president and risk director met Brazil’s central bank chief on Monday to progress a R$6.6 billion state-backed loa...

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Travelers Seeks Workers' Compensation Legal Leader as In-House Demands Grow
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Travelers Seeks Workers' Compensation Legal Leader as In-House Demands Grow

The insurer is hiring an Associate Managing Counsel to lead its in-house litigation team, reflecting a broader industry ...

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arGEN-X to Acquire Forte Biosciences in $2.2 Billion Immunology Pipeline Deal
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arGEN-X to Acquire Forte Biosciences in $2.2 Billion Immunology Pipeline Deal

Dutch biotech arGEN-X is buying US-based Forte Biosciences for $2.2 billion, adding a promising anti-CD122 antibody for ...

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How Apple Quietly Overtook Nvidia as the World’s Most Valuable Company
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How Apple Quietly Overtook Nvidia as the World’s Most Valuable Company

Apple reclaimed the top spot by market cap not through a splashy AI product, but by convincing Wall Street that its asse...

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Chinese Chipmaker CXMT Surges 466% on Debut, Briefly Overtakes Tencent as China's Most Valuable Listed Company
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Chinese Chipmaker CXMT Surges 466% on Debut, Briefly Overtakes Tencent as China's Most Valuable Listed Company

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) saw its shares skyrocket on its first trading day, reaching a market cap near $490 b...

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Ride-Hailing Apps Predict 300% Demand Surge in Lima for Fiestas Patrias
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Ride-Hailing Apps Predict 300% Demand Surge in Lima for Fiestas Patrias

Cabify and inDrive forecast sharp spikes in urban mobility as midweek national holidays drive restaurant, park and famil...

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Nostrum Oil & Gas in Advanced Sale Talks for Kazakhstan Business Amid Debt Crisis
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Nostrum Oil & Gas in Advanced Sale Talks for Kazakhstan Business Amid Debt Crisis

British-listed Nostrum Oil & Gas is in due diligence with a revived buyer for its Kazakh oil and gas assets, aiming to p...

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Rhetan TMT Gains Entry to Government TMT Bar Market with BIS Certification
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Rhetan TMT Gains Entry to Government TMT Bar Market with BIS Certification

The steel bar maker’s BIS certification for premium grades opens access to government contracts, while a new 1 MW solar ...

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ServiceNow, Tyler Technologies, Celanese: 3 New 5-Star Stocks According to Morningstar
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ServiceNow, Tyler Technologies, Celanese: 3 New 5-Star Stocks According to Morningstar

Morningstar's latest screen flags ServiceNow, Tyler Technologies, and Celanese as newly 5-star rated, trading at discoun...

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China Fines Trip.com $765 Million Over Anti-Competitive Hotel Practices
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China Fines Trip.com $765 Million Over Anti-Competitive Hotel Practices

China's market regulator slaps a $765 million penalty on online travel giant Trip.com for restricting hotel competition ...

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Bad Ads Worse Than None for 80% of Consumers; Omnicom Calls for 'Connected Content'
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Bad Ads Worse Than None for 80% of Consumers; Omnicom Calls for 'Connected Content'

New Omnicom research finds widespread ad aversion, but relevance and timing can significantly lift purchase intent. The ...

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How the 2026 World Cup Rewrote the Playbook for Olympic Sponsors
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How the 2026 World Cup Rewrote the Playbook for Olympic Sponsors

Record viewership and over $15 billion in FIFA revenue have turned the 2026 World Cup into a training camp for brands, w...

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Rare Beauty’s Greek Myth-Inspired Fragrance Push Signals Global Ambition
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Rare Beauty’s Greek Myth-Inspired Fragrance Push Signals Global Ambition

Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty debuts its second scent 'Rare Beginnings' with a global campaign blending Greek mythology and...

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Vodafone Lifts Profit Outlook as Xavier Niel Builds Stake
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Vodafone Lifts Profit Outlook as Xavier Niel Builds Stake

Vodafone raised its annual profit forecast after strong first-quarter revenue growth, particularly in Africa, as French ...

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Expand Energy Bets $1.25 Billion on Gas Marketing with Twin Eagle Buy
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Expand Energy Bets $1.25 Billion on Gas Marketing with Twin Eagle Buy

Expand Energy will acquire gas marketer Twin Eagle for $1.25 billion, lifting its marketing free cash flow target by 50%...

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Shein's $50bn Hong Kong IPO Hits Valuation Reset as Revenue Growth Fades and Margins Squeeze
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Shein's $50bn Hong Kong IPO Hits Valuation Reset as Revenue Growth Fades and Margins Squeeze

A new prospectus filing reveals slowing 8% revenue growth, a 39% profit drop and a first-quarter loss, casting doubt on ...

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Egypt's Textile Modernization Nears Phase Two Completion, Deputy PM Says
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Egypt's Textile Modernization Nears Phase Two Completion, Deputy PM Says

Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Eissa inspected the national textile overhaul at Misr Spinning in Mahalla, where the secon...

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Greg Abel's First Deal: Berkshire Acquires Taylor Morrison for $8.5bn
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Greg Abel's First Deal: Berkshire Acquires Taylor Morrison for $8.5bn

Greg Abel’s first acquisition as Berkshire Hathaway CEO is a $8.5 billion cash deal for homebuilder Taylor Morrison, sig...

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How Capital One’s MLB Partnership Turns Fan Experiences into Cardholder Lifetime Value
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How Capital One’s MLB Partnership Turns Fan Experiences into Cardholder Lifetime Value

Capital One is using its major sponsorship of MLB to map fan journeys into customer lifetime value models, blending on-t...

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Oscar Mayer Marks 90th Wienermobile Anniversary with Milk Bar Hot Dog Cake
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Oscar Mayer Marks 90th Wienermobile Anniversary with Milk Bar Hot Dog Cake

The Kraft Heinz brand debuts a limited-edition Wiener Cake at Milk Bar stores in three cities, riding a viral trend to k...

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Cosmote Telekom Becomes World's First Network to Win 'Fastest Mobile' Title for 10 Straight Years
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Cosmote Telekom Becomes World's First Network to Win 'Fastest Mobile' Title for 10 Straight Years

Independent awards from Ookla and Opensignal confirm the Greek operator's decade-long speed lead, backed by €600m annual...

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Canva CMO Zach Kitschke: Weekly Sprints Keep Marketing and AI Product in Sync
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Canva CMO Zach Kitschke: Weekly Sprints Keep Marketing and AI Product in Sync

As Canva becomes the third most-used consumer AI product, CMO Zach Kitschke reveals the weekly rituals, community-driven...

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T2S Medical IPO Attracts Third-Largest Investor Base in Casablanca Bourse History
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T2S Medical IPO Attracts Third-Largest Investor Base in Casablanca Bourse History

Morocco’s first listing of 2026 drew 111,000 subscribers and was 43 times oversubscribed, underscoring robust demand for...

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Private SEZ Stupino Kvadrat Passes 150 Billion Rubles in Cumulative Investment
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Private SEZ Stupino Kvadrat Passes 150 Billion Rubles in Cumulative Investment

Russia’s first privately operated special economic zone marks a decade with over 55 investors, 27 factories built, and a...

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