Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who died after his yacht sank off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that had tarnished his legacy as an icon of British ingenuity. Lynch, 59, struck gold when he sold Autonomy, a software maker he founded in 1996, to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion in 2011....
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British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was trying to bounce back from HP fraud case before being lost at sea
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, one of six people missing from a sunken yacht off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that had tarnished his legacy as an icon of British ingenuity. Lynch, 59, struck gold when he sold Autonomy, a software maker he founded in 1996, to Hewlett-Packard for $11...
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Wife of missing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch who is now ‘recovering from injuries in a wheelchair’ whilst waiting for updates on her husband and daughter reveals the first sign of waterspout that sank yacht was a ‘slight tilt’ which woke her up
The wife of missing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch is now reportedly recovering from her injuries in a wheelchair whilst she is waiting for updates on her husband and 18-year-old daughter after Mr Lynch’s superyacht sunk. Angela Bacares, 57, has revealed that the first sign of the freak waterspout that sunk the luxury sailboat Bayesian just...
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Billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s co-defendant in US fraud trial DIES in hospital after being hit by a car on Saturday – days before the ‘British Bill Gates’ went missing after superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily sparking huge search effort
Mike Lynch’s ex colleague and co-defendant in his US fraud trial has died in hospital after being hit by a car on Saturday, his lawyer has revealed. Stephen Chamberlain was fatally injured just days before billionaire tech tycoon Lynch went missing off the coast of Sicily when a superyacht was caught in a freak ‘whirlwind’. ...
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Inside the doomed superyacht party that ended in tragedy: How British tech tycoon Mike Lynch gathered family for an exorbitant celebration on his vessel to toast his high stakes fraud acquittal before freak ‘whirlwind’ caused it to sink
What was an elaborate celebration to commemorate Mike Lynch’s high stakes fraud acquittal turned into tragedy as his superyacht fell victim to a freak water spout. The luxury sailboat was docked off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, when a ‘whirlwind’ hit the area just before 5am this morning, wrecking the boat and causing it...
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Who is Mike Lynch, the British tech entrepreneur missing after yacht sank?
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Prominent U.K. tech tycoon Mike Lynch, once considered the “British Bill Gates,” is missing after the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Italy on Monday. The news comes just months after the entrepreneur was acquitted on fraud charges by a San Francisco jury, ending more than a...
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Revealed: Billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s ex colleague and co-defendant in US fraud trial was left fighting for life in hospital after he was hit by a car on Saturday – days before ‘British Bill Gates’ went missing when superyacht sank off Sicily
Mike Lynch’s ex colleague and co-defendant in his US fraud trial was left fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a car on Saturday, it has been revealed. Stephen Chamberlain was critically injured just days before billionaire Lynch went missing off the coast of Sicily, a person familiar with the matter has...
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Who is Mike Lynch, British tech mogul missing after storm sinks superyacht?
One man died, and six people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, are missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily early Monday during a violent storm. British entrepreneur Mike Lynch leaves the High Court in London, Britain March 25, 2019. (REUTERS) The 56-metre British-flagged yacht “Bayesian” was anchored near the port...
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After luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily, British tech magnate Mike Lynch among those missing
ROME (AP) — British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said. Lynch’s wife and 14 other people survived. Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S. fraud trial, was among the...
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Mike Lynch: Who is the missing tech tycoon?
Bloomberg/Getty Images Mike Lynch, a British tech entrepreneur, is missing after a luxury yacht sunk off the coast of Sicily. After co-founding British tech firm Autonomy in 1996, and backing several successful tech firms, the businessman was regarded by some as the UK’s answer to Microsoft founder Bill Gates. One person is dead and six...
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Captain describes moment British technology tycoon’s luxury yacht started to sink off Sicily
Captain Karsten Borner has recalled the tragic moments he witnessed the capsizing of a luxury yacht after it was struck by an unexpectedly violent storm and sank off the Sicilian capital Palermo. Search and rescue operations were under way on Monday 19 August after one man died and six people were missing after a 56-meter-long...
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‘I said goodbye to everyone, because I didn’t know if I’d be coming back’: Billionaire Mike Lynch spoke of his ‘second life’ just weeks before going missing on superyacht – after he was acquitted of fraud charges in US where he faced 25 years
Just weeks ago, a tearful Mike Lynch returned to Britain a free man after being acquitted of fraud charges that could have landed him 25 years in a US jail. The tech tycoon, once described as ‘Britain’s Bill Gates‘, told of his ‘second life’ after finally winning a 13-year legal fight over the £8.3billion sale of his...