M&A Deal Summary

Getty Images Acquires Shutterstock

On January 7, 2025, Getty Images acquired digital media company Shutterstock

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Getty Images’ 4th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Getty Images’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Getty Images’ 2nd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-01-07
Target Shutterstock
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Getty Images
Deal Type Merger
Advisor(s) Allen & Company (Financial)
White & Case (Legal)

Target

Shutterstock

New York, New York, United States
Shutterstock is a provider of high-quality licensed photographs, vectors, illustrations, videos and music to businesses, marketing agencies and media organizations around the world. Shutterstock was founded in 2003 and is based in New York, New York.

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Buyer

Getty Images

Seattle, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Digital Media
Employees1,700
Revenue 939M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Getty Images offers a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of customers around the world. With a broad portfolio that includes the Getty Images, Stock, and Unsplash brands, the Company reaches and empowers a broad base of global customers ranging from international enterprises to amateur creators. Getty Images was formed in 1995 and is based in Seattle, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector: Digital Media M&A 4 of 4
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-02 Motorsport Images

London, United Kingdom

Motorsport Images is an image licensing business that supplies visual content to editorial platforms and content producers as well as directly working with brands and other B2B clients to create compelling and exciting advertising campaigns. The collection includes extensive, and often exclusive, coverage including the complete history of Formula One, the first motorized vehicles, and the history of Le Mans 24 hours, to which Ferrari will return in 2023 after a 50-year hiatus. Motorsport Images is based in London, England.

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