China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) announced Tuesday it has successfully acquired Geneva-based Addax Petroleum Corp through its wholly-owned Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (SIPC).
SIPC' s bid for Addax is C$52.8 ($46) per share, or over C$8.32 billion in total, the largest overseas takeover transaction ever made by a Chinese oil company.