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Ryan Hogg

‘Circularity problem’ over Mike Lynch’s $630m estate finally resolved as HPE moves toward settlement

Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., pauses during the London Web Summit in London, U.K., on Friday, March 1, 2013. Autonomy Corp's financial reporting in the years leading up to Hewlett-Packard Co.'s acquisition is being investigated by the U.K. accounting regulator. (Credit: Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

A longstanding stalemate over the fate of a $4 billion claim against the late Autonomy founder Mike Lynch has finally been resolved after the civil judge found a solution to Lynch’s family refusing to take up their role as the executors of his multimillion-dollar estate.

Lynch passed away in August last year alongside his 18-year-old daughter Hannah and five other passengers after his Bayesian yacht sank in a storm off the coast of Italy. 

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