Getty Images files for bankruptcy, pushes ahead with plan to go private

Getty Images filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is being taken private by the Getty family and Koch Equity Development, who will invest up to $533 million to acquire the company. The restructuring follows a failed merger with Shutterstock and intensifying competition from AI-generated image platforms. The company expects the process to conclude by year-end.

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