Complex sentence: In October 2003 Taylor Woodrow acquired Wilson Connolly in a cash and shares deal worth £499 million: the business, which had previously traded as'Wilcon Homes', was also re-branded'Bryant Homes-by Taylor Woodrow'.
Split into simpler sentences: In October 2003 Taylor Woodrow acquired Wilson Connolly in a cash and shares deal worth £499 million. When Wilson Connolly was acquired that business, which had previously traded as'Wilcon Homes', was also re-branded'Bryant Homes-by Taylor Woodrow'.