UPDATE 1-Sunrise scraps meeting to approve rights issue for UPC takeover
Sunrise Communications Group called off a shareholders meeting set for Wednesday to approve a rights issue needed to complete its 6.3 billion Swiss franc ($6.39 billion) acquisition of Liberty Global’s UPC business. Freenet, which is Sunrise’s biggest shareholder, and other investors had opposed the 2.8 billion franc rights issue, forcing Sunrise into the climbdown. It said it cancelled the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) with Liberty Global’s consent.