The Curious Case of Mike Lynch, 9781035074235
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Billionaire’s rise, fraud trial, acquittal, then tragic, untimely death.
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The Curious Case of Mike Lynch

the improbable life & death of a tech billionaire

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  • Hardcover

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    10 November 2025

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Summary

The Rise, Fall, and Tragic End of Mike Lynch: A Billionaire’s Enigma

Mike Lynch, a British business outlier, ascended from obscurity to become one of the UK’s wealthiest individuals. He sold his software firm, Autonomy, to Hewlett-Packard for over £11 billion in 2011. However, the deal ignited a massive Silicon Valley fraud case, with HP accusing Lynch of accounting manipulation.

Extradited to the US, Lynch faced shattered reputation but was eventually acquitted. Tragically,…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035074235
ISBN-10:1035074230
Author:Katie Prescott
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Macmillan Business
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:10 November 2025
Weight:0g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
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Critics Review

There is an old saying that most journalists have a bad book in them … Katie Prescott isn’t one of them. If this was a film script no one would believe it – Kamal Ahmed, journalist and author of Life and Times of a Very British ManTotally gripping … A real-life story that reads like a novel – Sathnam Sanghera, bestselling author of EmpirelandA meticulously researched glimpse into the dark side of tech business in the UK … Riveting – Parmy Olson, bestselling author of SupremacyThis gripping book, with its tragic ending, is a major achievement – Rory Cellan-Jones, journalist and former BBC News Technology CorrespondentGripping … Essential reading for anyone interested in the future of tech, finance and transatlantic capitalism – Ed Conway, Economics Editor at Sky News and bestselling author of Material WorldAll the twists and turns of a top-notch thriller – Steph McGovern, journalist and BBC/Channel 4 PresenterOne of the most astonishing business stories of our time – Duncan Mavin, bestselling author of Pyramid of Lies and Meltdown

About The Author

Katie Prescott

Katie Prescott is technology business editor at The Times and a weekly columnist for the newspaper’s award-winning business section. A regular on Times Radio and The Times’ daily podcast The Story, she is a familiar voice to millions of listeners after a decade reporting for the BBC and presenting the business news on Radio 4’s Today. She is the current host of The Times Tech Podcast and was the winner of ‘Tech Commentator of the Year’ at the UK Tech Awards 2024.

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