UK Serious Fraud Office probes sale of Autonomy to H-P

The U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office said Tuesday it has launched its own criminal investigation into the 2011 sale of U.K. software maker Autonomy Corp. to Hewlett-Packard Co. following allegations by H-P managers that the U.K. firm misrepresented its finances ahead of the deal.

The SFO statement confirmed a regulatory filing with