Getty Images sees UK probe of Shutterstock merger formally opened
By Jon Menon ( August 22, 2025, 10:53 GMT | Insight) -- Getty Images today saw the UK merger regulator formally set in motion an initial review of its planned acquisition of US rival Shutterstock. Getty agreed to buy rival US image library service Shutterstock in January in a deal that it said would give the combined companies an enterprise value of $3.7 billion. The companies have said that they expect the deal to close in the second half of this year.Getty Images today saw the UK merger regulator formally set in motion an initial review of its planned acquisition of US rival Shutterstock....
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