Complex sentence: On 27 June 2016, Autodesk announced the acquisition of CadSoft Computer GmbH from Premier Farnell, with Premier Farnell continuing to distribute Cadsoft products for Autodesk, changing the license to a subscription-only model starting with version 8.0.0 in 2017.
Split into simpler sentences: On 27 June 2016, Autodesk announced the acquisition of CadSoft Computer GmbH from Premier Farnell, with Premier Farnell continuing to distribute Cadsoft products for Autodesk. Autodesk changed the license to a subscription-only model starting with version 8.0.0 in 2017.