https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/06/mike-lynch-fraud-trial-acquittal-autonomy-explained

A jury of Californians acquitted the Autonomy founder, who on trial tried to show that life is ‘nuanced and messy’

“This is a momentous day in Autonomy’s history,” Mike Lynch declared in a press release on 18 August 2011. He was announcing the sale Autonomy, his software firm, to Hewlett-Packard for $11bn.