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Getty Images Scraps Shutterstock Merger After UK Watchdog Order
Getty Images has abandoned its $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock after the UK's competition watchdog ordered the deal to be scrapped.
1 Jul, 00:17 — 1 Jul, 13:56
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FTVery High59d ago
Getty scraps $3.7bn Shutterstock merger after UK watchdog order
US regulators had already cleared combination of rivals when CMA imposed conditions
Read full article →The IndependentMostly Factual59d ago
Getty pulls £2.8bn tie-up with Shutterstock after CMA orders disposal
The two companies had agreed the deal in January to create a firm worth a combined 3.7 billion US dollars (£2.8 billion).
By Holly Williams
Read full article →YahooMostly Factual59d ago
Getty Images terminates $3.7 billion Shutterstock merger
Read full article →hollywood-reporterMostly Factual59d ago
Getty Images Abandons $3.7 Billion Merger With Shutterstock
The photo giant chalks up the scuttling of the deal to a U.K. regulator requiring a divestiture of its rival's editorial business, a non-starter for the company.
By Erik Hayden
Read full article →seeking-alphaMixed59d ago
Shutterstock plummets after Getty scraps merger and editorial sale
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