Getty-Shutterstock deal probe starts in UK
( August 22, 2025, 10:46 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The initial merger review of Getty Images’ planned acquisition of Shutterstock is starting, the UK antitrust regulator said today. The Competition and Markets Authority will decide by Oct. 20 whether to refer the image-library services deal for a deeper phase II probe.Statement follows....
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