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Getty Images and Shutterstock are merging into one stock photo powerhouse
Shutterstock are joining forces in a merger valued at around $3.7 billion, the companies announced on Tuesday. The merger will allow the companies to expand their stock photo libraries as they face increasing competition from AI-powered image creation tools.
Getty Images and Shutterstock to merge to form $3.7B stock photo giant
Getty Images is the bigger company of the two, and its shareholders will own approximately 54.7% of the new entity, while Shutterstock shareholders will own 45.3%. Getty Images also owns the iStock and Unsplash brands. The company will simply be called Getty Images.
Getty Images buying Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion visual content company
Getty Images is buying Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion visual content company. The merger comes at a time when companies that use still images are facing increased competition from images generated by artificial intelligence.
Getty Images, Shutterstock Stocks Jump on Merger Deal
Shares in Getty Images and Shutterstock surged after the image companies agreed to merge, creating a group worth about $3.7 billion including debt. Getty stock stood about 49% higher in recent premarket trading.
Getty Images and Shutterstock merge to form $3.7 billion visual content giant
The merger comes at a time when companies that use still images are facing increased competition from images generated by artificial intelligence. The companies said Tuesday that they have complementary portfolios and that a merger will provide customers with a broader array still imagery,
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Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (GETY), a visual media company, Tuesday said it has signed a merger agreement with rival Shutterstock,
Getty Images to Acquire Shutterstock to Create $3.7 Billion Firm
Getty Images Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire rival stock-photo provider Shutterstock Inc. in a deal that would create a combined company worth about $3.7 billion including debt.
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The deal is expected to generate annual cost synergies of $150 million to $200 million by year three and to boost earnings and cash flow by year two.
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Tuesday after the company said it plans to merge with rival stock photography service Shuttershock. Shares of the visual content marketplace were up 83% to $4.70 after announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement worth $3.
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Getty Images buying Shutterstock to create $3.7B visual content company
Getty Images is buying Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion visual content company. The merger comes at a time when companies that use still images are facing increased competition from ...