Autonomy’s Mike Lynch will testify at his US trial, attorney tells court

Former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Greg Bensinger and Jody Godoy

Tipperary-born Mike Lynch, the wealthy tech founder once hailed as Britain’s answer to Steve Jobs, will testify at his US trial to defend himself against charges he defrauded Hewlett-Packard in the $11bn (€10.1bn) sale of his software company Autonomy, his attorney said in court.

Federal prosecutors in San Francisco have accused Autonomy co-founder Mr Lynch and former finance executive Stephen Chamberlain of scheming to inflate the company’s revenue starting in 2009 and ending with HP’s disastrous acquisition of the company in 2011.