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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

Almacenes Olímpica Tops Sponsor Revenue in Colombia's Liga BetPlay
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Almacenes Olímpica Tops Sponsor Revenue in Colombia's Liga BetPlay

Almacenes Olímpica leads with close to 7 billion pesos in revenues among brands backing Colombian professional football ...

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Zalando Faces Structural Headwinds as Online Fashion Discovery Shifts Away
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Zalando Faces Structural Headwinds as Online Fashion Discovery Shifts Away

Zalando's operating margin stays razor-thin at around 5% while net profit fell last year despite a 17% revenue jump. Com...

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CXMT Set for Landmark Shanghai Debut After $9.8 Billion IPO
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CXMT Set for Landmark Shanghai Debut After $9.8 Billion IPO

China's memory chip maker CXMT is poised to become the mainland's most valuable listed company after a heavily oversubsc...

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Omega Taps Shin Min-a to Strengthen Korean Celebrity Ambassadorship
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Omega Taps Shin Min-a to Strengthen Korean Celebrity Ambassadorship

Swiss watchmaker adds the K-drama star to its roster alongside Hyun Bin and Park Bo-gum, deepening its bet on Hallyu to ...

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How a Grandfather's Omega Watch Spawned a €1.1M Pre-Owned Luxury Watch Business
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How a Grandfather's Omega Watch Spawned a €1.1M Pre-Owned Luxury Watch Business

Arne Međedović turned a teenage fascination with a vintage Omega into '15 čez', a Slovenian company selling 250 luxury w...

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Neuralink’s secondary market valuation hits $42 billion as Musk’s halo inflates demand
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Neuralink’s secondary market valuation hits $42 billion as Musk’s halo inflates demand

Bids for the brain-chip startup have climbed as high as $60 billion in private trades, reflecting a post-SpaceX IPO fren...

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Hikvision Net Profit Soars 39.6% in H1, Full-Year Revenue Poised to Break 100 Billion Yuan
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Hikvision Net Profit Soars 39.6% in H1, Full-Year Revenue Poised to Break 100 Billion Yuan

Hikvision reported H1 2026 revenue of 46.82 billion yuan, up 12%, with net profit jumping 39.6% to 7.90 billion yuan. In...

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SpaceX Starship’s 13th Test Flight Nails Simulated Starlink Deployment With Upgraded Rocket
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SpaceX Starship’s 13th Test Flight Nails Simulated Starlink Deployment With Upgraded Rocket

The world’s largest rocket completed its latest test, successfully mimicking the release of 20 Starlink satellites while...

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Tinder Brings In-Person Events to New Cities, Betting on Gen Z's Love of Shared Experiences
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Tinder Brings In-Person Events to New Cities, Betting on Gen Z's Love of Shared Experiences

After a pilot in Los Angeles drove strong engagement among young singles, Tinder is expanding its Events feature to nine...

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Brazil's Falconi Consultancy Eyes Agribusiness and Digital Growth Amid Shifting Markets
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Brazil's Falconi Consultancy Eyes Agribusiness and Digital Growth Amid Shifting Markets

Falconi, Brazil’s largest homegrown management consultancy, is deepening its footprint in more than 50 sectors, from agr...

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As digital ad spend soars, brands warned not to sacrifice long-term image for short-term clicks
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As digital ad spend soars, brands warned not to sacrifice long-term image for short-term clicks

Global media investment hit $947bn with 60% in digital, and Turkey’s market surged 39.4%. Adform’s regional chief argues...

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Harvard Business Review Launches Free Newsletter Series on Leadership, Happiness, and Burnout
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Harvard Business Review Launches Free Newsletter Series on Leadership, Happiness, and Burnout

HBR is rolling out multiple free email courses to help leaders build adaptable organizations, find happiness at work, an...

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Supply Chains’ Massive Carbon Blind Spot Leaves Companies Exposed
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Supply Chains’ Massive Carbon Blind Spot Leaves Companies Exposed

Scope 3 emissions dwarf operational carbon output, but data poverty and the lack of global standards keep corporations i...

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GAC Inks Sponsorship with Melbourne City FC to Accelerate Australian Market Push
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GAC Inks Sponsorship with Melbourne City FC to Accelerate Australian Market Push

Chinese automaker GAC becomes the official automotive partner of Melbourne City FC, deepening its sports marketing strat...

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MLS Reverses Hardline Stance, Excusing World Cup Finalists Messi and De Paul from All-Star Game
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MLS Reverses Hardline Stance, Excusing World Cup Finalists Messi and De Paul from All-Star Game

After suspending Lionel Messi last year for missing its showcase, Major League Soccer will now allow players who reach t...

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Google Tops World Cup Ad Impressions, But the Real Winners Weren't Official Sponsors
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Google Tops World Cup Ad Impressions, But the Real Winners Weren't Official Sponsors

Samba data shows Google led all brands in TV ad impressions during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, outpacing official sponsors ...

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Masayoshi Son Reshapes SoftBank Around Mega AI Bets as Governance Questions Intensify
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Masayoshi Son Reshapes SoftBank Around Mega AI Bets as Governance Questions Intensify

SoftBank has overtaken Toyota to become Japan’s most valuable company, but Son’s all-in AI strategy, concentrated contro...

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Born Social Launches Creator Platform to Scale Human Creativity Against AI
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Born Social Launches Creator Platform to Scale Human Creativity Against AI

The Born Creator Community aims to help brands produce localised, authentic content through a managed creator network, w...

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Brands Combat 'Sea of Sameness' with Gaming, Culture, and AI-Driven Campaigns
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Brands Combat 'Sea of Sameness' with Gaming, Culture, and AI-Driven Campaigns

From State Farm’s gaming series with IShowSpeed to PepsiCo’s “The Crunch Prix,” marketers are tapping niche culture and ...

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Czech Football Becomes a Billion-Crown Broadcasting War as Prima Takes on Oneplay
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Czech Football Becomes a Billion-Crown Broadcasting War as Prima Takes on Oneplay

As the top Czech football league kicks off tonight, a new battle begins off the pitch: streaming giant Oneplay faces a f...

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Google Tops World Cup Ad Impressions as Food & Beverage Brands Dominate
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Google Tops World Cup Ad Impressions as Food & Beverage Brands Dominate

Samba data shows Google led U.S. World Cup TV ad impressions with 185.7 million, ahead of Michelob Ultra and Verizon, wh...

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India's RSWM wins CITI sustainability award at Bharat Tex 2026
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India's RSWM wins CITI sustainability award at Bharat Tex 2026

RSWM won CITI's Data-Driven Sustainability Excellence award at Bharat Tex 2026, showcasing innovations like Milkweed Fib...

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Plus Ultra President and CEO Resign Amid Influence-Peddling Probe Over 2021 Bailout
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Plus Ultra President and CEO Resign Amid Influence-Peddling Probe Over 2021 Bailout

The two executives step down after admitting they paid €530,000 to a firm linked to former PM Zapatero for help securing...

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Paramount's Warner Bros Discovery Takeover Delayed to 2027 as Court Cites Competition Risks
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Paramount's Warner Bros Discovery Takeover Delayed to 2027 as Court Cites Competition Risks

A US judge extended the deadline for Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discovery to June 2027, as 12 states sue to b...

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Zhongman Petroleum Stock Surges 30% Despite 70% Profit Drop — How Long Can the Speculative Rally Last?
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Zhongman Petroleum Stock Surges 30% Despite 70% Profit Drop — How Long Can the Speculative Rally Last?

The Chinese oil-services firm saw three trading limit-ups in four days as investors bet on rising oil-sector capex, even...

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Plus Ultra Airline’s President and CEO Resign Amid Bailout Influence Probe
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Plus Ultra Airline’s President and CEO Resign Amid Bailout Influence Probe

The two top executives stepped down days after admitting in court that the Spanish carrier paid a 1% commission on its €...

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Elon Musk’s Net Worth Blasts Past $400 Billion on SpaceX Surge
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Elon Musk’s Net Worth Blasts Past $400 Billion on SpaceX Surge

A soaring SpaceX valuation and a post-election Tesla rally have pushed Elon Musk’s fortune beyond $400 billion, a new al...

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Debonair Group Signs 8 MWp Rooftop Solar Deal with Super Star Renewable Energy
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Debonair Group Signs 8 MWp Rooftop Solar Deal with Super Star Renewable Energy

The Bangladeshi textile giant's renewable energy investment will cut 6,800 tons of CO2 annually, lowering costs and boos...

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WinCo and Subcontractor Face Class-Action Suit Over Alleged Janitor Misclassification
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WinCo and Subcontractor Face Class-Action Suit Over Alleged Janitor Misclassification

A California lawsuit accuses WinCo Foods and TEC Services of misclassifying cleaning staff as independent contractors, d...

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Domtar Agrees to $1.5M Penalty and $2.6M in Upgrades to Resolve Arkansas Mill Emissions Violations
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Domtar Agrees to $1.5M Penalty and $2.6M in Upgrades to Resolve Arkansas Mill Emissions Violations

The pulp and paper giant will fix pollution controls and monitoring failures at its Ashdown facility after alleged Clean...

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