Getty Terminates $3.7 Billion Shutterstock Merger After U.K. CMA Divestiture Demand
- Getty Images' board voted unanimously to end its merger with Shutterstock after the U.K. Competition and Markets Markets Authority conditioned approval on a sale of Shutterstock's editorial business, a demand Getty refused (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-30/shutterstock-shares-fall-after-getty-says-it-will-end-merger).
- The termination came after the 'Second Extended End Date' of July 6, 2026, killing a deal that had been in regulatory limbo for months.
- Shutterstock shares fell on the news, ending a years-long effort to combine the two leading stock-photo platforms.