In 2011, British software developer Mike Lynch sold his startup Autonomy to U.S. tech giant Hewlett Packard for $11 billion. However, shortly after the sale, HP said it found irregularities in Autonomy’s bookkeeping that misrepresented the company’s financial health.
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