Mike Lynch, Whose Upended Tech Career Was Unfinished, Dies
- ‘British Bill Gates’ sold software company to Hewlett Packard
- He was acquitted of criminal fraud charges in the US in June
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Mike Lynch, the British tech tycoon who was attempting to restore his reputation over the ill-fated sale of his software company to Hewlett Packard Co., has died. He was 59.
His death, in the sinking of a yacht during a severe storm off the coast of Italy, was confirmed by people with direct knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified. One of his two daughters, Hannah, remains among those unaccounted for. His wife, Angela Bacares, managed to escape with her life.