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Getty Images, Shutterstock agree to merge in $3.7 billion deal. Here's what to know.
Shutterstock are joining forces, agreeing to a $3.7 billion merger to create a visual content company. The companies announced the merger on Tuesday and said it will be named Getty Images Holdings,
Getty Images, Shutterstock to Combine in $3.7 Billion Deal
Holdings and stock-photo rival Shutterstock are merging to form a company worth about $3.7 billion to meet booming demand for licensed images and videos, as artificial intelligence disrupts the business of content creation.
The Future Of Stock Media After Getty And Shutterstock Join Forces
Under the terms of the agreement, the combined company will retain the Getty Images name and continue trading under the NYSE ticker symbol "GETY." Craig Peters, current CEO of Getty Images, will lead the merged entity, while Shutterstock's CEO Paul Hennessy will join the eleven-member Board of Directors.
Shutterstock and Getty Merge to Meet AI Challenge in $3.7 Billion Deal
The two big players in the licensed visual content will pair up to counter threats from artificial intelligence tools like Midjourney.
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, Shutterstock agree to merge in $3.7B deal as AI competition heats up
News of the merger sent Getty stock surging by nearly 60% in pre-market trading on Tuesday. The stock was selling at $2.57 a share on Monday.
Shares in Getty Images and Shutterstock 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 25% higher Tuesday morning.
Getty announces plans to merge with Shutterstock in $3.7B deal
Visual media giants Getty Images Holdings Inc. and Shutterstock Inc. today announced a deal to merge into a single visual content company with an enterprise value of about $3.7 billion.
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 Agree To Merge To Dominate Visual Content, Shares Jump
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GETY) and Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE:SSTK) shares are trading higher premarket on Tuesday after the companies entered a deal to create a visual content company in a merger of equals.
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.
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Getty Images buys rival Shutterstock to create "Premier Visual Content Company"
The deal, presented as a merger of equals, will create a company worth $3.7Bn with annual revenue of around $2Bn.
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