Complex sentence: In March 2016 the company bought French bottle-top maker Global Closure Systems for €650 million (£468.7 million) to strengthen its position in Europe's plastic packaging market and in August 2016 the company bought British Polythene Industries for £261 million.
Split into simpler sentences: In March 2016 the company bought French bottle-top maker Global Closure Systems for €650 million (£468.7 million) to strengthen its position in Europe's plastic packaging market. In August 2016 the company bought British Polythene Industries for £261 million.