Mike Lynch: Tributes paid to 'UK's greatest tech entrepreneur'
A leading figure in the UK tech scene, Mike Lynch died shortly after winning a legal battle in the US.
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The British businessman, 59, was killed, along with his daughter Hannah, 18, and five other people when the boat foundered in stormy weather early on Monday.
Their bodies were recovered following a search by divers spanning several days, with Hannah's the last to be brought ashore, on Friday.
Mr Lynch was a prominent figure in the UK tech industry, where his backing of successful companies led to him being dubbed the British equivalent of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
However, he later became embroiled in a long-running legal dispute which resulted in him being controversially extradited to the US, before being acquitted earlier this summer.
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