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Salt considers legal action against Sunrise over Liberty Global deal

August 27, 2020 23.16 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss telecommunications company Salt considers suing Sunrise, arguing that its competitor’s sale to Liberty Global would be in breach of an agreement signed months earlier.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Telco Tagged With: Freenet, Liberty Global, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Salt, Sunrise, UPC Switzerland Edited: August 31, 2020 14:05

Severina Pascu joins Virgin Media as CFO and Deputy CEO

January 15, 2020 11.23 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Severina Pascu is moving from Liberty Global’s Swiss operations to become CFO and Deputy CEO of Virgin Media in the UK.

Filed Under: Newsline, People Tagged With: Liberty Global, UPC Switzerland, Virgin Media Edited: January 15, 2020 11:23

Baptiest Coopmans new CEO of UPC Switzerland

January 15, 2020 09.06 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Baptiest Coopmans will become the new CEO of cable operator UPC Switzerland on February 1, 2020.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, People Tagged With: Baptiest Coopmans, Liberty Global, Severina Pascu, UPC Switzerland, Virgin Media Edited: January 15, 2020 11:23

Uwe Schiller new CFO of Sunrise

January 6, 2020 09.55 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Uwe Schiller, Senior Vice President Finance and Investor Relations at Sunrise, will become the Swiss telecommunications company’s new CFO with immediate effect.

Filed Under: Cable, Finance, Newsline, People Tagged With: André Krause, Liberty Global, Olaf Swantee, Sunrise, UPC Switzerland, Uwe Schiller Edited: January 6, 2020 09:55

CEO Olaf Swantee leaves Sunrise

January 3, 2020 10.39 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Olaf Swantee, CEO of Swiss telecommunications company Sunrise, steps back and will be replaced by André Krause, currently CFO, with immediate effect.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, People Tagged With: André Krause, Liberty Global, Olaf Swantee, Peter Kurer, Peter Schöpfer, Sunrise, UPC Switzerland Edited: January 7, 2020 11:58

Liberty Global terminates UPC/Sunrise merger discussions

December 17, 2019 08.47 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Liberty Global has terminated discussions regarding the combination of its subsidiary UPC Switzerland with local player Sunrise Communications.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: Freenet, Liberty Global, Mike Fries, Sunrise, UPC Switzerland Edited: December 18, 2019 10:02

Sunrise cancels UPC acquisition contract with Liberty Global

November 13, 2019 09.18 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The planned takeover of Swiss cable operator UPC by Sunrise has finally failed. The Swiss telecommunications company has terminated the share purchase agreement with UPC parent company Liberty Global.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline Tagged With: Freenet, Liberty Global, Mike Fries, Severina Pascu, Sunrise, UPC Switzerland Edited: November 14, 2019 12:31

Sunrise cancels UPC takeover assembly with consent from Liberty Global

October 22, 2019 09.09 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The showdown between the supporters and opponents of Sunrise’s takeover of UPC Switzerland will not take place for the time being: The Swiss telecommunications company pulls the emergency brake and, with approval by UPC parent company Liberty Global, cancels the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) scheduled for October 23, 2019.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: capital increase, Freenet, Liberty Global, Peter Kurer, Sunrise, UPC Switzerland Edited: October 23, 2019 12:00

Liberty Global steps in to rescue UPC/Sunrise deal

October 14, 2019 09.44 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

In a bid to rescue the uncertain takeover of its subsidiary UPC Switzerland by Swiss telecommunications company Sunrise, Liberty Global is to participate in the capital increase arranged to finance the deal and become a shareholder in the combined entity.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: capital increase, Freenet, Liberty Global, Mike Fries, Peter Kurer, Sunrise, takeover, UPC Switzerland Edited: October 17, 2019 10:48

Exclusive: Freenet still rejects UPC acquisition by Sunrise

September 30, 2019 09.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Despite the downsized capital increase, Sunrise’s largest shareholder Freenet continues to reject the acquisition of UPC Switzerland from Liberty Global.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: 5G, capital increase, Freenet, Liberty Global, Sunrise, UPC Switzerland Edited: October 1, 2019 08:31

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