First a pretexting scandal, then the abrupt departure of a CEO, followed by the dismissal of his chosen successor, and now an $8.8 billion write-down as a result of an ill-fated acquisition. For Hewlett-Packard, the bad news just keeps coming.
The Palo Alto-based computer and information technology giant announced Tuesday that it has asked regulators in both the U.S. and U.K. to probe alleged financial improprieties involving British software company Autonomy, which HP acquired for $11.1 billion last year, according to sibling publication Law Technology News.
