Complex sentence: Molson, the Montreal-based brewing giant, bought Beaver Lumber for $40 million in 1972 and sold the retail chain to Home Hardware for $68 million in 1999.
Split into simpler sentences: Molson, the Montreal-based brewing giant, bought Beaver Lumber for $40 million in 1972. Molson sold the retail chain to Home Hardware for $68 million in 1999.