Complex sentence: Following its acquisition in 1996 by a team financed by Dermot Desmond and led by Fran Rooney, who became CEO, it expanded rapidly, both through organic growth and by a series of high-profile acquisitions.
Split into simpler sentences: Following its acquisition in 1996 by a team financed by Dermot Desmond and led by Fran Rooney. The company expanded rapidly, both through organic growth and by a series of high-profile acquisitions.