Complex sentence: In September 1998, Platinum Technology merged with Israeli company Memco Software (Nasdaq: MEMCF) in a stock-for-stock pooling of interests valued at just more than $400 million.
Split into simpler sentences: In September 1998, Platinum Technology acquired Israeli company Memco Software (Nasdaq: MEMCF). The acquisition was accounted for as a stock-for-stock pooling of interests valued at just more than $400 million.