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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, Shutterstock gear up for AI challenge with $3.7 billion merger
Getty Images said on Tuesday it would merge with rival Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion stock-image powerhouse geared for the artificial intelligence era, in a deal likely to draw antitrust scrutiny.
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 Plans $3.7B Merger With Rival Shutterstock
The giant commercial photo and video providers are grappling with the emergence of artificial intelligence tools that have flooded the internet with AI-created images.
Getty Images and Shutterstock to Merge in $3.7 Billion Deal
Getty Images and Shutterstock will merge into one company valued at $3.7 billion in a deal that aims to take on competition from AI, the companies announced on Tuesday. The new premier visual content company will be called Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and at close, Getty Images’s CEO, Craig Peters, will serve as CEO of the combined company.
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 shares climb over 50% on confirmed Shutterstock merger
Getty Images (GETY) and Shutterstock (SSTK) to merge in a $3.7 billion deal, creating a visual content powerhouse with enhanced product offerings
Why Getty Images and Shutterstock Stocks Exploded Today
In total, Getty expects to pay $331 million plus 319.4 million shares of its stock to acquire Shutterstock. At today's share price, that works out to a valuation of about $1.35 billion on Shutterstock, or about 7% more than what Shutterstock costs after today's price spike.
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 Signs $3.7 Bln Merger Deal With Shutterstock
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (GETY), a visual media company, Tuesday said it has signed a merger agreement with rival Shutterstock,
Getty Images Explores Merger With Rival Shutterstock
Getty Images Holdings Inc. is exploring a merger with rival Shutterstock Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
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