June 6th 2024. Mike Lynch and Stephen Chamberlain — former CEO and VP of Finance at Autonomy respectively — are found not guilty of all 31 (combined) charges of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy in a case claiming damages of 5 billion dollars.

August 17th. Chamberlain is struck and killed by a driver while out running.

August 19th (two days later!). Lynch dies when his superyacht — moored less than a kilometre offshore from Porticello, Sicily — sinks in a storm.

This is a good example of a coincidence that sounds like a conspiracy.

As an addendum, Lynch’s current company (Darktrace) is also facing allegations of questionable accounting, marketing and sales practices. Make of that what you will.