奇怪的是,惠普及负责这项收购的咨询公司当初为什么没有更加深入地调查。一些分析师和投资者认为,Autonomy在夸大数据,这不是什么秘密。莫兰德称:“这笔收购被披露时,我就向惠普写过信,告诉他们在犯重大错误。但我没有收到任何回复。
Jim Chanos, founder of Kynicos Associates, a US hedge fund, told investors in 2009 that Autonomy was hiding weaknesses in its results by buying companies and adding their revenues to its own. Autonomy “appears to have consistently overstated revenue and grossly understated expenses as part of its acquisition strategy, he wrote.
2009年,美国对冲基金Kynicos Associates创始人吉姆·查诺斯(Jim Chanos)告诉投资者,Autonomy通过收购企业,把被收购方的收入加到自己的收入中,来掩盖自身弱点。他写道,Autonomy “似乎一直夸大收入,严重低报支出,这构成其收购战略的一部分。
Yet Autonomy’s reported record of vibrant software sales and high margins made it a tempting target for HP under the growth-hungry Mr Apotheker. Mr Chanos was also critical of HP, describing it last year as “a tech roll-up whose constantly changing management team has wrecked the balance sheet.
然而,Autonomy所报告的强劲软件销售记录和高利润率,使之成为吸引惠普的收购目标——当时掌管惠普的李艾科如此渴望增长。查诺斯也抨击惠普,去年称惠普为“科技界的走马灯,管理团队反复更迭,毁掉了公司的资产负债表。
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