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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

Frasers Confirms Harvey Nichols Deal and Warns of Tough Restructuring
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Frasers Confirms Harvey Nichols Deal and Warns of Tough Restructuring

Frasers Group takes control of luxury chain Harvey Nichols from administrators, including six UK stores, online operatio...

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Tailored Brands Prepares IPO After Men’s Wearhouse Turnaround
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Tailored Brands Prepares IPO After Men’s Wearhouse Turnaround

CEO John Tighe points to $2.5B net sales, 1,000+ stores and a 500-store plan, but e-commerce and leverage remain the ope...

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Ellen MacArthur Foundation Joins AMCIRC to Drive US Textile Circularity
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation Joins AMCIRC to Drive US Textile Circularity

The global circular-economy charity becomes an Insights Partner, bringing its fashion and textiles research into America...

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Truth Social Charging Up to $100,000 a Month for Early Trump Posts Now Faces Federal Lawsuit
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Truth Social Charging Up to $100,000 a Month for Early Trump Posts Now Faces Federal Lawsuit

The Intercept and press-freedom groups sue over Truth API while Senator Warren asks the SEC to examine market fairness; ...

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Figure's Loan Marketplace Volume Jumps 132%, but Take Rate Stays at 3.6%
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Figure's Loan Marketplace Volume Jumps 132%, but Take Rate Stays at 3.6%

Q2 net income surged 192% to $87.4M on $4.3B in loan marketplace volume. Management flagged faster-than-expected mix shi...

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Why Sales Isn't a Dirty Word for Financial Advisers
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Why Sales Isn't a Dirty Word for Financial Advisers

Terry Blackburn says the post-RDR rejection of pushy selling has left advice firms without a disciplined sales process —...

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UWM's $452M Loss and $2.05B Capital Raise Leave Mortgage Brokers Unshaken
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UWM's $452M Loss and $2.05B Capital Raise Leave Mortgage Brokers Unshaken

Brokers say the wholesale lender's speed and technology still outweigh pricing gaps after a $451.9 million second-quarte...

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Acrisure Mortgage Names Longtime Sales Chief Todd Boss as President
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Acrisure Mortgage Names Longtime Sales Chief Todd Boss as President

Todd Boss, a 15-year Acrisure Mortgage executive and former chief sales officer, takes over as president as the lender a...

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How a College Mattress Topper Grew Into Sleepyhead's 1,789% Revenue Surge
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How a College Mattress Topper Grew Into Sleepyhead's 1,789% Revenue Surge

Steven Van Alen built Sleepyhead on a student sleep problem, expanded to 900+ campuses and now projects more than $10 mi...

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Payoneer CEO: Stablecoins Aren't Ready Until Cash-Out Works
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Payoneer CEO: Stablecoins Aren't Ready Until Cash-Out Works

John Caplan says the real test for stablecoins is not cross-border speed but turning digital dollars into spendable loca...

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EU Clears Volkswagen’s €7.4 Billion Sale of Engine Unit Everllence to Bain Capital
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EU Clears Volkswagen’s €7.4 Billion Sale of Engine Unit Everllence to Bain Capital

Brussels sees no competition concerns in the 51% stake sale, unlocking €7.4 billion for Volkswagen and leaving Everllenc...

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SHEIN's Hong Kong IPO Tests a $30bn–$40bn Valuation After Growth Slows
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SHEIN's Hong Kong IPO Tests a $30bn–$40bn Valuation After Growth Slows

SHEIN is reportedly set to launch its Hong Kong IPO within days, seeking up to $2.8bn at a $30bn–$40bn valuation. Invest...

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Egytrans NOSCO Profit Jumps Fivefold as AGL Prepares Full Takeover and Delisting
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Egytrans NOSCO Profit Jumps Fivefold as AGL Prepares Full Takeover and Delisting

Profit hit EGP 85 million and revenue reached EGP 802.7 million, while Africa Global Logistics secured a 60-day due-dili...

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Vertiv Plans Letterkenny Expansion and Up to 300 Jobs as AI Data Centre Demand Climbs
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Vertiv Plans Letterkenny Expansion and Up to 300 Jobs as AI Data Centre Demand Climbs

The critical digital infrastructure maker will seek approval for 7,000 sq m more manufacturing and testing space in Done...

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Markaz Swings to H1 Profit as Q2 Revenue Rebound Offsets Q1 Loss
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Markaz Swings to H1 Profit as Q2 Revenue Rebound Offsets Q1 Loss

Kuwait Financial Centre earned KD 0.03 million in H1-2026 as Q2 revenue of KD 10.68 million reversed a KD 2.67 million f...

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eToro Posts 77% GAAP Profit Jump as TradeZero Deal Deepens US Push
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eToro Posts 77% GAAP Profit Jump as TradeZero Deal Deepens US Push

Second-quarter net contribution rose 9% to $229m and funded accounts climbed 18% to 4.28m, but July crypto volume fell s...

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AFC Raises CHF350 Million in Landmark Digital Bond for African Issuers
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AFC Raises CHF350 Million in Landmark Digital Bond for African Issuers

The Africa Finance Corporation priced a five-year digital note at 1.4925%, with 90% of demand from Swiss investors and t...

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Anthropic's Potential $2 Trillion IPO Would Shatter Wall Street Records
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Anthropic's Potential $2 Trillion IPO Would Shatter Wall Street Records

Investors expect Anthropic, the maker of Claude, to seek at least a $2 trillion valuation in a possible October 2026 IPO...

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Livelo launches loyalty index as Brazilians treat points like household savings
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Livelo launches loyalty index as Brazilians treat points like household savings

New ILF index debuts at 75.8/100; a Livelo-commissioned survey of 1,250 Brazilians found 87% of loyalty users see points...

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Forbes Fires Top Editor Over Undisclosed $6 Million Payment From Ranking Partner
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Forbes Fires Top Editor Over Undisclosed $6 Million Payment From Ranking Partner

Randall Lane is out as Forbes editor-in-chief after the company learned he took about $6 million from RJ Shook, whose Sh...

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Shein's Reported $2.8bn Hong Kong IPO Faces Valuation Fight as Growth Cools
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Shein's Reported $2.8bn Hong Kong IPO Faces Valuation Fight as Growth Cools

Shein is reportedly set to launch a Hong Kong IPO next week targeting $30bn-$40bn, down more than 60% from its 2022 priv...

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Rio Court Sets Aug. 25 Bankruptcy Hearing for Oi as Cash and Asset Sales Stall
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Rio Court Sets Aug. 25 Bankruptcy Hearing for Oi as Cash and Asset Sales Stall

A Rio court will hear Oi's bankruptcy case on August 25. The operator says cash will run out this month, has agreed to c...

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STF Mediation Ends Without Deal on R$6.6bn BRB Rescue Loan
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STF Mediation Ends Without Deal on R$6.6bn BRB Rescue Loan

A Supreme Court conciliation hearing failed to unlock the R$6.6bn credit Brasília needs to capitalize Banco de Brasília,...

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What Applied Materials' 13 August Data Page Shows on Valuation
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What Applied Materials' 13 August Data Page Shows on Valuation

A 13 August 2026 data page on Applied Materials offers segment details and three valuation metrics, but no stock price o...

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Antofagasta's LSE Snapshot Shows 10.63 EV/EBITDA and 15.13% ROE
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Antofagasta's LSE Snapshot Shows 10.63 EV/EBITDA and 15.13% ROE

The London-headquartered copper miner's data page details its Chilean operations and by-products, but leaves out the PEG...

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Muthoot FinCorp Files for ₹3,000 Crore IPO to Fund Lending and Digital Push
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Muthoot FinCorp Files for ₹3,000 Crore IPO to Fund Lending and Digital Push

The Muthoot Pappachan Group NBFC plans a fresh-issue offer, with proceeds for Tier I capital, lending and digital expans...

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Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Unlocks 57.9 Million IPO-Locked Shares
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Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Unlocks 57.9 Million IPO-Locked Shares

The five-year lock-up ends for 0.60% of the Shanghai lender's share capital, but employee directors and senior executive...

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Starburst Signs F1 Champion Lando Norris to Front Global Enterprise AI Campaign
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Starburst Signs F1 Champion Lando Norris to Front Global Enterprise AI Campaign

Starburst's Ask. Know. Go. push puts the 2025 Formula 1 champion at the centre of a B2B effort linking racing decisions ...

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SAP and BBDO New York Launch 'Beginning of Better' to Reframe AI Fears
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SAP and BBDO New York Launch 'Beginning of Better' to Reframe AI Fears

The enterprise software company positions its Autonomous Enterprise vision as the latest in a long history of technology...

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US Justice Department Backs Musk in X Advertiser Boycott Appeal
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US Justice Department Backs Musk in X Advertiser Boycott Appeal

The Department of Justice has asked the Fifth Circuit to revive X's antitrust claims against 10 major advertisers, argui...

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