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Michael Lynch

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    Lynch warned on UK prosecution if US extradition blocked

    Tech entrepreneur faces conspiracy and fraud charges in America over Autonomy sale

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    Technology sector
    British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch fights extradition to US

    Legal team to argue any case regarding HP’s disastrous deal for Autonomy should be heard in UK

  • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    Boris Johnson stands clear of Mike Lynch US extradition row

    No 10 says system looking at whether former Autonomy chief should face trial in America ‘working as it should’

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    Tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch submits to arrest over US charges

    Brit to fight extradition request stemming from controversial sale of Autonomy to HP

    FILE PHOTO: British entrepreneur Mike Lynch leaves the High Court in London, Britain March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
  • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    Mike Lynch and Hewlett-Packard trade blows as $5bn trial nears end

    Founder of software group Autonomy faces extradition to US after civil case in UK

    FILE PHOTO: British entrepreneur Mike Lynch leaves the High Court in London, Britain March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
    US prepares extradition order against Mike Lynch in Autonomy case
    Mike Lynch leaves the Rolls Building in the High Court in London on June 26, 2019.
  • Friday, 11 October, 2019
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    Deloitte was too close to Autonomy, regulators claim

    FRC alleges former partner ‘consciously lost his objectivity’ as disciplinary tribunal begins

    FILE PHOTO: Offices of Deloitte are seen in London, Britain, September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2019
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    Meg Whitman was ‘out of her depth’ at HP, says Mike Lynch

    Autonomy founder said US tech group made him a scapegoat after deal soured

    Mike Lynch leaves the Rolls Building in the High Court in London on June 26, 2019.
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2019
    Mike Lynch keeps working despite US criminal charges

    Luminance chief says UK entrepreneur still on its board, though he has resigned from other positions

    Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., departs after the day of a court hearing at The Rolls Building in London, U.K., on Monday, March 25, 2019. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. has accused Lynch of being the architect of a massive accounting fraud at Autonomy, once the U.K.'s second-biggest software company. Lynch counters by saying that HP, which under Meg Whitman pulled a U-turn on its software ambitions, simply ran his firm into the ground. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 10 May, 2019
    Tech start-ups
    Balderton Capital buys into Mike Lynch-backed Darktrace

    Much ink has been spilled about who owns Darktrace and its connections to Mike Lynch. After a secondary share sale, Balderton Capital becomes the latest investor to join the shareholder register.

  • Thursday, 9 May, 2019
    Financial fraud
    Mike Lynch boosted by star witness at Autonomy trial

    US sales manager admits ‘no evidence’ that Lynch sent emails to manipulate accounting

    Mike Lynch leaves the Rolls Building in London following the civil case over his £8.4 billion sale of his software firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday March 25, 2019. On Friday US prosecutors added three new criminal charges to their indictment against Mr Lynch. See PA story COURTS Autonomy. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
  • Wednesday, 27 March, 2019
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    Autonomy was Hewlett-Packard’s ‘unwanted stepchild’, court told

    Defence lawyers set out case for UK software group’s founder accused of fraud by US tech giant

    Mike Lynch
  • Monday, 25 March, 2019
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    HP alleges Mike Lynch engaged in ‘deliberate fraud’

    Blockbuster $5bn civil fraud trial begins at London’s High Court over Autonomy deal

    Mike Lynch leaves the Rolls Building in London following the civil case over his £8.4 billion sale of his software firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday March 25, 2019. On Friday US prosecutors added three new criminal charges to their indictment against Mr Lynch. See PA story COURTS Autonomy. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
  • Saturday, 23 March, 2019
    Further US criminal charges submitted against Mike Lynch

    Filing comes as Autonomy founder faces civil case in London over Hewlett-Packard deal

    Invoke Capital Partners Founder Mike Lynch...Mike Lynch, founder of Invoke Capital Partners, pauses during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Lynch, the former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., said treating Web traffic equally, the concept known as net neutrality, is "the way to go" as it will "get better services for everyone." Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 22 March, 2019
    Technology
    Mike Lynch heads to London’s High Court in $5bn legal battle

    Hewlett-Packard has brought civil case against ex Autonomy boss and his former CFO

    Mike Lynch, founder of Invoke Capital Partners, gestures as he speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Lynch, the former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., said treating Web traffic equally, the concept known as net neutrality, is "the way to go" as it will "get better services for everyone." Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 18 February, 2019
    Mike Lynch gears up for $5bn fight with Hewlett-Packard

    Former Autonomy chief faces trial in London as well as US criminal charges

    Mike Lynch, founder of Invoke Capital Partners, reacts during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Lynch, founder of Invoke Capital and former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., said treating Web traffic equally, the concept known as net neutrality, is "the way to go" as it will "get better services for everyone." Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 4 January, 2019
    Sophia Genetics SA
    Sophia Genetics raises $77m after Mike Lynch quits board

    Fund chaired by Al Gore invests in start-up after ex-Autonomy founder agrees to step down

    Light trails from network switches illuminate fiber optic cables, center, and copper Ethernet cables inside a communications room at an office in London, U.K., on Monday, May 21, 2018. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport will work with the Home Office to publish a white paper later this year setting out legislation, according to a statement, which will also seek to force tech giants to reveal how they target abusive and illegal online material posted by users. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
  • Tuesday, 4 December, 2018
    Brooke Masters
    Mike Lynch case highlights UK accounting shortcomings

    US auditors tightened controls but the British had no reason to do the same

    Mike Lynch, chief executive officer of Autonomy Plc, poses at his offices near Cambridge, UK, Thursday, July 19 2007. Photographer: Graham Barclay/Bloomberg News
  • Saturday, 1 December, 2018
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    Defences around Mike Lynch show signs of cracking after US charges

    Ex-Autonomy head resigns government advisory role and prestigious science positions

    Hewlett-Packard Co. Accuse Autonomy Corp. Of Accounting Improprieties...FILE PHOTO: Michael "Mike" Lynch, chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., speaks during an interview in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Hewlett-Packard Co., which bought Lynch s company last year for $10.3 billion, yesterday took an $8.8 billion writedown and said some former members of Cambridge, England-based Autonomy s management team used accounting improprieties, misrepresentations and disclosure failures to inflate the company s value prior to the deal. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 30 November, 2018
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    The US case against tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch

    Some of the key points in the DoJ indictment over the sale of Autonomy to HP

    Key Speakers At The Bellwether Europe Conference...Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., a unit of Hewlett-Packard Co., gestures during the Economist Bellwether Europe conference in London, U.K., on Thursday, April 25, 2013. Hewlett-Packard booked an $8.8 billion writedown last year tied to its $10.3 billion 2011 buyout of Autonomy. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 30 November, 2018
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    Mike Lynch steps down as government adviser following criminal charges
  • Friday, 30 November, 2018
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    US charges Mike Lynch over $11bn Autonomy sale to HP

    Leading UK tech entrepreneur faces 14 counts of conspiracy and fraud

    The justice department has accused Mike Lynch, pictured, and Stephen Chamberlain of inflating Autonomy’s apparent financial performance
  • Wednesday, 10 October, 2018
    Cyber Security
    Inside Darktrace, the UK’s $1.65bn cyber security start-up

    The fast-growing company distances itself from Autonomy heritage

  • Thursday, 31 May, 2018
    Accountancy
    UK watchdog acts against Deloitte over Autonomy accounts

    FRC also makes formal complaints against 2 former executives of British software company

  • Thursday, 24 May, 2018
    US & Canadian companies
    Autonomy former CFO seeks to overturn California fraud conviction

    British citizen Sushovan Hussain faces potentially long prison sentence in US

    FILE: Shares of Hewlett-Packard Tank After Asset-impairment Charge...FILE - NOVEMBER 20, 2012: It was reported that shares of Hewlett-Packard plunged over 13 percent after the company disclosed “serious accounting improprieties” after acquiring Autonomy Corp. that led to an $8.8 billion asset-impairment charge November 20, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO - JUNE 01: Packages of HP ink cartridges ares displayed at a Best Buy store June 1, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Hewlett-Packard Co. announced today that they plan to cut 9,000 jobs over several years as they invest $1 billion to automate data centers and make operational changes. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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