Charter Advisers Said to Contact Time Warner Cable for Talks

Advisers for Charter Communications Inc. have reached out to Time Warner Cable Inc. to begin friendly talks on an acquisition after Comcast Corp. withdrew its bid for the company, people with knowledge of the matter said. Charter’s goal is to buy Time Warner Cable quickly, though executives from the companies haven’t spoken yet, the people said, asking not to be identified because the negotiations are private.

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