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Getty is planning to axe its $3.7 billion merger agreement<\/a> with Shutterstock after a UK regulator imposed restrictions that would prevent part of Shutterstock\u2019s business from being included in the deal. The move comes despite the US Department of Justice granting the deal \u201cunconditional antitrust clearance<\/a>\u201d in February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In an SEC filing<\/a> published on Tuesday in the US, Getty said it is \u201cnot required to accept\u201d approval conditions<\/a> outlined by the UK Competition and Markets Authority in May that require Shutterstock to sell its global editorial business, including the Backgrid and Splash paparazzi agencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Those conditions have proved unappealing enough for Getty to walk away from the deal, which aimed to combine the companies\u2019 stock photo libraries. Both companies face competition from AI image generators that provide fast and cheap media content on demand. The company\u2019s board of directors \u201cunanimously\u201d voted to terminate the merger agreement on July 6th, \u201cassuming no material change in the aforementioned circumstances\u201d occurs before July 7th. That essentially leaves the Getty\/Shutterstock merger dead in the water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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Getty is planning to axe its $3.7 billion merger agreement with Shutterstock after a UK regulator imposed restrictions that would prevent part of Shutterstock\u2019s business from being included in the deal. The move comes despite the US Department of Justice granting the deal \u201cunconditional antitrust clearance\u201d in February. 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