Getty Images Holdings, Inc.
GETYGetty Images Holdings, Inc. is a global provider of visual content, including licensed photographs, videos, and other digital media. The company offers a vast collection of images and multimedia for commercial, editorial, and creative use, serving media organizations, marketers, corporations, and individual creators worldwide. Founded in 1995, Getty Images has established itself as a leading source of high-quality visual content for various industries.
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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred the proposed merger between Getty Images and Shutterstock to a Phase 2 review process, despite Getty Images offering comprehensive remedies to avoid the review.
Getty Images and Perplexity have signed a global multi-year licensing agreement allowing Perplexity to display Getty Images' content across its AI-powered search tools, with a focus on proper image attribution and creator recognition.
Getty Images is pricing $628.4 million in senior secured notes to support its proposed merger with Shutterstock, with proceeds intended to pay cash consideration and refinance Shutterstock's debt.
Getty Images successfully completed an early exchange offer for its 9.750% Senior Notes due 2027, with 98.22% of notes tendered, to be replaced by new 14.000% Senior Notes due 2028.
Shutterstock reported strong Q2 2025 financial performance, with revenues of $267.0 million (up 21% year-over-year), net income of $29.4 million, and record levels in both revenue and adjusted EBITDA. The company also highlighted its pending merger with Getty Images.
