Complex sentence: An attempt was made to turn over the company to another company, named Cohen and Sons, which was still operating profitably; however, due to the resistance of the company`s employees, Cohen backed out of the deal by the end of September.
Split into simpler sentences: An attempt was made to turn over the company to another company, named Cohen and Sons, which was still operating profitably. Anyway, due to the resistance of the company`s employees, Cohen backed out of the deal by the end of September.