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HP Buys Autonomy: The $11.1 Billion Software Acquisition That Became a Corporate Disaster

HP bought Autonomy to accelerate a shift toward higher-margin software, but within a year recorded an $8.8 billion impairment. The deal became a case study in acquisition pricing, diligence, governance, and post-merger strategic overreach.

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