Today, divers recovered the body of tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch from the wreckage of his family’s superyacht Bayesian, which sunk off the coast of Sicily on Monday.
Lynch — sometimes referred to as “Britain’s Bill Gates” — was holidaying in Sicily with his family and friends when disaster struck. An intense storm caused the Bayesian to capsize, plunging it to the bottom of the Mediterranean within minutes. Of the 22 people on board, seven died, including Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah.
The tragedy comes just two months after a US jury found Lynch innocent of fraud charges in relation to HP’s $11bn acquisition of his startup Autonomy back in 2011. HP had accused Autonomy’s leadership of inflating the company’s valuation in the lead up to the merger.
Years of courtroom scuffles ensued. In 2023, Lynch was extradited to the US to stand trial on 14 counts of fraud and conspiracy. If found guilty, he could’ve spent over 20 years behind bars. And yet, Mike Lynch managed to take on the US Justice Department and won against all odds.
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