On the stand at his fraud trial Wednesday, former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch dismissed email evidence that presented a gloomy picture of his company’s finances leading up to its $11 billion sale to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.
The emails, largely from finance chief Sushovan Hussain, offered a glimpse into the mad end-of-quarter rush to close deals, hit sales targets and realize revenue—a process that grew increasingly stressful between 2009 and 2011.
