Charter chairman received inquiries on possible deals

Bloomberg News is reporting this morning that Charter Communications Inc. Chairman Paul Allen has been approached by potential investors in the company.

The company made the disclosure in connection with a plan to raise as much as $775 million in notes and loans, Bloomberg said. There is no assurance the inquiries will result in a deal, Town and Country-based Charter said in a regulatory filing.

Also this morning, the Associated Press is reporting that Charter’s chief financial officer, Jeffrey T. Fisher, is resigning, effective April 4.

Charter has named Eloise Schmitz, 43, as interim chief financial office to replace Fisher, 45, who also served as executive vice president.

Schmitz currently serves as senior vice president for strategic planning. Before joining Charter, Schmitz served as vice president, group manager, for Mercantile Bank, now US Bank.