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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

TGN Appoints Mariana Jourdan to Lead Community Relations and Sustainability
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TGN Appoints Mariana Jourdan to Lead Community Relations and Sustainability

The Argentine gas pipeline operator TGN hires sustainability veteran Mariana Jourdan, bringing Toyota Argentina ESG expe...

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Record $12.5 Billion Lakers Sale Puts Kushner, Iger and Walter Under Intense Scrutiny
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Record $12.5 Billion Lakers Sale Puts Kushner, Iger and Walter Under Intense Scrutiny

A $12.5 billion agreement to sell control of the Los Angeles Lakers to a Josh Kushner–Bob Iger group has triggered quest...

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Time Out and Chase Launch UK Top 2% Restaurant Guide With 2% Cashback Tie-In
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Time Out and Chase Launch UK Top 2% Restaurant Guide With 2% Cashback Tie-In

Time Out is rolling out The Top 2%, a 200-restaurant UK guide created with Chase and WPP Media, spanning print, digital,...

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Why World Cup Hydration Breaks Became a Breakout Ad Inventory Win
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Why World Cup Hydration Breaks Became a Breakout Ad Inventory Win

Fans mocked the 2026 World Cup's mid-half hydration breaks, but advertisers saw a different story: audience loss of roug...

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Why Managed Workwear Is the Circular Textile Model the Wider Industry Can Learn From
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Why Managed Workwear Is the Circular Textile Model the Wider Industry Can Learn From

A new Textiles Intelligence report argues that European workwear-as-a-service providers such as Elis and Lindström turn ...

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Manchester's WAWWA Triples Turnover After £120,000 Digital Factory Upgrade
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Manchester's WAWWA Triples Turnover After £120,000 Digital Factory Upgrade

The UK clothing maker says a Made Smarter-backed move from manual patterns to CAD/CAM and automated cutting cut grading ...

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Dove's US Open Return Pairs Fashion Photographers With Antiperspirant Marketing
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Dove's US Open Return Pairs Fashion Photographers With Antiperspirant Marketing

The Unilever brand is turning its second year as US Open underarm sponsor into a fashion-led, social-first campaign buil...

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The Cofounder Conversations AI Startup Teams Say Prevent Costly Breakups
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The Cofounder Conversations AI Startup Teams Say Prevent Costly Breakups

Three AI startup teams on equity, domain ownership, commitment and conflict: the early agreements that keep small, fast-...

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Chandrasekaran to Step Down as Tata Sons Chairman After Board Deadlock
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Chandrasekaran to Step Down as Tata Sons Chairman After Board Deadlock

The TCS lifer who rebuilt Tata Group's global ambitions will leave in February 2027 after a six-month impasse over his r...

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IP Nation Launches as First Investment Platform for Arabic Music and Entertainment IP
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IP Nation Launches as First Investment Platform for Arabic Music and Entertainment IP

UAE-based IP Nation debuts with a $100m target and backing from Influence Media Partners, aiming to buy and develop Arab...

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Banco do Brasil Says Agribusiness Delinquency Still High, Bets on MP 1.376 and Tighter Collateral
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Banco do Brasil Says Agribusiness Delinquency Still High, Bets on MP 1.376 and Tighter Collateral

BB's Q2 call showed an R$3.9bn adjusted profit beat, but high agro defaults and capital pressure kept analysts cautious ...

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Telstra CEO Pay Rises 11% to $6.8m Despite Triple-Zero Outage and 1,200 Job Cuts
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Telstra CEO Pay Rises 11% to $6.8m Despite Triple-Zero Outage and 1,200 Job Cuts

Australia's largest telco lifts full-year profit 2.7%, increases mobile prices, announces a $1bn buyback and cuts 1,200 ...

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ANZ Reports 12% Drop in Home Loan Applications After Housing Tax Changes
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ANZ Reports 12% Drop in Home Loan Applications After Housing Tax Changes

ANZ is the third major Australian bank to flag weaker mortgage demand after negative gearing and capital gains tax chang...

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Drought Fire Bans Leave French Pyrotechnic Firms Counting a Lost Summer
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Drought Fire Bans Leave French Pyrotechnic Firms Counting a Lost Summer

Prefects across France have cancelled August 15 fireworks over fire risk, hitting summer-dependent pyrotechnic businesse...

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Kushner and Iger Agree to $12.5 Billion Los Angeles Lakers Takeover
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Kushner and Iger Agree to $12.5 Billion Los Angeles Lakers Takeover

The reported deal values the NBA franchise at a US record $12.5 billion, marking a rapid flip after last year's $10 bill...

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Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles NSE Price at ₹349.6; Quarterly EBITDA Slumps 99% to ₹17 Crore
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Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles NSE Price at ₹349.6; Quarterly EBITDA Slumps 99% to ₹17 Crore

Shares of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles traded at ₹349.6 on NSE with a market cap of ₹1,28,753.89 crore, while quarterl...

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ECOWAS Investment Bank Approves More Than €269.55m and $200m for Guinea, Ghana and Sierra Leone Projects
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ECOWAS Investment Bank Approves More Than €269.55m and $200m for Guinea, Ghana and Sierra Leone Projects

The EBID board approved five operations spanning roads, a regional hospital, an 11 MW hydro plant and a reinsurance capi...

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Afreximbank's New Red Line: No More Raw Lithium Exports Without Local Processing
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Afreximbank's New Red Line: No More Raw Lithium Exports Without Local Processing

President George Elombi says Afreximbank will finance only mine-and-process projects, is racing to scale PAPSS against s...

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OHLA Holds Half-Year Profit at €500,000 as Flaggers Litigation Obscures Operating Gains
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OHLA Holds Half-Year Profit at €500,000 as Flaggers Litigation Obscures Operating Gains

Recurring net profit reached €27.1m against a prior-year loss, while a Supreme Court ruling ended M-12 toll-road claims ...

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Randstad Portugal Names Carla Rebelo as CEO After Adecco Finance Role
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Randstad Portugal Names Carla Rebelo as CEO After Adecco Finance Role

The former Adecco Group CFO returns to lead Randstad Portugal, pledging technology integration and a happier workforce.

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Kushner and Iger to Buy Los Angeles Lakers in Record $12.5 Billion Deal
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Kushner and Iger to Buy Los Angeles Lakers in Record $12.5 Billion Deal

The investor and former Disney CEO agreed to acquire a majority stake from Mark Walter, setting a new high for a U.S. sp...

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The Franchise Model: Low-Capital Growth for Brands, High-Stakes Commitment for Operators
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The Franchise Model: Low-Capital Growth for Brands, High-Stakes Commitment for Operators

Franchising lets chains such as McDonald's and Marriott expand quickly with less capital, while franchisees pay fees and...

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Why Financial Literacy Is Becoming a Core Workplace Benefit
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Why Financial Literacy Is Becoming a Core Workplace Benefit

Financial stress follows employees into work and shows up as presenteeism, absenteeism and turnover. A growing employer ...

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Disney+ to Broadcast Formula E Worldwide as GEN4 Cars Debut in 2026/27
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Disney+ to Broadcast Formula E Worldwide as GEN4 Cars Debut in 2026/27

Disney+ will carry all Formula E races in most international markets and ESPN+ in the US from the 2026/27 season, starti...

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Oak View Group and BIG Digital Bet on Programmable Venue Media
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Oak View Group and BIG Digital Bet on Programmable Venue Media

Oak View Group has named BIG Digital a preferred North American partner for portable fan engagement and sustainable disp...

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Youth Sports Is a $40B Market Still Running on Fragmented, Fee-Heavy Operations
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Youth Sports Is a $40B Market Still Running on Fragmented, Fee-Heavy Operations

A $40B industry growing at nearly 50% in five years is undercut by hidden fees, fragmented platforms and inconsistent ru...

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Supreme Court Mediates Fresh Push to Unlock R$6.6bn Rescue for Banco de Brasília
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Supreme Court Mediates Fresh Push to Unlock R$6.6bn Rescue for Banco de Brasília

A court-led conciliation meeting on 13 August will test whether federal officials, bankers and the DF government can sav...

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Nvidia Loses $130 Billion in Market Value on Reports of a $500 Billion AI Financing Plan
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Nvidia Loses $130 Billion in Market Value on Reports of a $500 Billion AI Financing Plan

Shares fell 2.4% to about $218 on Monday as the Financial Times reported Nvidia is working with Apollo, Blackstone, Blac...

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Revolut Founder's Tesla-Style Pay Plan Could Make Him Britain's Richest Person
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Revolut Founder's Tesla-Style Pay Plan Could Make Him Britain's Richest Person

Nik Storonsky holds nearly 29% of Revolut and a Musk-inspired stock award tied to its $115bn valuation, putting him with...

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Turlov-Controlled Sary-Arka Airport Slashes Loss 72,700-Fold, Yet Liabilities Still Exceed Assets
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Turlov-Controlled Sary-Arka Airport Slashes Loss 72,700-Fold, Yet Liabilities Still Exceed Assets

Sary-Arka cut its first-half net loss from KZT 363.6m to KZT 5,000, boosted by a KZT 501.9m FX gain, but remained in neg...

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