The UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who died last year when his luxury yacht sank in Sicily, had always maintained his innocence.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) is set to recoup more than £700m ($944m) from the estate of the late Mike Lynch and his former business partner, Sushovan Hussain, a London High Court judge ruled on Tuesday. The sum relates to HP’s ill-fated acquisition of British software firm Autonomy.

Hewlett Packard is owed more than 700 million pounds ($944 million) from the estate of the late Mike Lynch and his former business partner over its acquisition of their British software firm Autonomy,