1 September: HPE completes the spin-off of its software business, separating HPE and HP Inc and selling Autonomy to Micro Focus.
2015
1 October: Counterclaim filed against HP
5 May: Acknowledgment of receipt of HP’s claim and issuance of letter from Dr Lynch’s lawyers at Clifford Chance
31 March: The former management team of Autonomy announces intention to file counterclaim against HP
30 March: HP files a civil claim against the former management team of Autonomy for allegedly engaging in improper transactions and accounting practices
19 January: The Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announces the agency has closed its investigation into the sale of Autonomy to HP
May: HP announces Mike Lynch, Vice President of Information Management, has left his role as Autonomy CEO; Bill Veghte assumes leadership of Autonomy and the business is brought under HP’s Software division
2011
October: HP closes the purchase of Autonomy with more than 87% of Autonomy shares acquired
August: HP announces it will purchase Autonomy for $10.3 billion or $42.11 per share
May: Autonomy acquires Iron Mountain’s digital storage business for $380 million
2010
2010 FY revenue was $870.4 million and 1,878 employees
June: Autonomy acquires CA Technologies’ information governance business
February: Autonomy acquires MicroLink LLC for $55 million to accelerate the adoption of Autonomy technology in the US
2009
2009 FY revenue was $739.7 million and 1,684 employees
January: Autonomy acquires Interwoven, a content management system company, for $775 million
2008
2008 FY revenue was $503.2 million
September: Autonomy becomes a member of the FTSE 100
2007
2007 FY revenue was $343.4 million
October: Autonomy acquires Meridio Holdings Ltd, a records management software company, for $40.8 million
July: Autonomy acquires ZANTAZ, an email archiving and litigation support company, for $375 million
May: Autonomy acquires a $250 million stake in technology start-up Blinkx
2006
2006 FY revenue was $250.7 million
2005
December: Autonomy acquires Verity, a competing search engine technology developer, for $500 million
Autonomy acquires Neurodynamics, a recognitions system developer
Autonomy announces Chinese joint venture with China Netcom Broadband Limited to bring next generation technology to the rapidly expanding consumer internet market
2003
September: Autonomy acquires Virage, a leading video software company, for $13.3 million
2001
Launch of Autonomy Asia
2000
November: Autonomy moves listing from the NASDAQ to the LSE May; Autonomy raises $124 million of funding when it floated on the NASDAQ
1999
Autonomy expands throughout Europe, with offices opening in Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Milan, and Paris
1998
July: Autonomy goes public on European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (EASDAQ) at a share price of approximately 30p
1996
June: Autonomy founded in Cambridge by Dr Mike Lynch and Richard Gaunt as a spin-off from Neurodynamics, a recognitions system developer