Getty Images, Shutterstock to Merge Into $3.7B Visual-Content Company -- Update
Shares of both companies surged on the news, with Shutterstock advancing 19% to $35.80 and Getty rising 25% to $3.22, on track for its biggest percentage increase in nearly two years. Getty was founded in 1995 by Chairman Mark Getty and has traded publicly since 2021 after a merger with a blank-check firm.