By Erik Hayden Executive Editor, Business Getty Images and Shutterstock, two of the globe’s biggest commercial photo, video and stock image marketplaces, are planning a $3.7 billion merger as ...

Seattle’s Getty Images is acquiring Shutterstock to create a business worth approximately $3.7 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.

Getty Images Holdings agreed to acquire rival stock-photo provider Shutterstock in a deal that would create a combined company worth about $3.7 billion including debt. Seattle-based Getty Images ...

there has never been a better time for our two businesses to come together," Getty Images CEO Craig Peters said in a prepared statement. Peters will serve as CEO of the combined business.