Comcast/TWC Merger – Cohen Defends Deal, Charter Challenges It
By | March 31, 2014
Charter’s battle over the Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger is heating up as the Senate Judiciary Committee readies to tackle the $45bln deal on April 9. In an SEC filing Fri, Charter urged TWC shareholders to reject the deal as it faces significant uncertainty, including regulatory barriers. And before Charter’s filing, Comcast evp David Cohen defended the deal during C-SPAN’s “The Communicators” program. Of course, Charter has a different take.
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