International Power follows KPN to convertible market

Tuesday 14 November 2000 at 16:00

UK power generator International Power has launched a $350m ($403m) sale of convertible bonds, in a further indication of the health of the market.

International Power's deal, managed by Schroder Salomon Smith Barney and Lehman Brothers comes just a day after Dutch phone operator KPN launched a €1.5bn convertible.