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Getty scraps $3.7B Shutterstock deal after UK antitrust requires key sale

7 July 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

7 July 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

MartechAdtech

◆ Geography

United Kingdom

◆ Source

Read at washingtonpost.com →

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Fusion42 · 9 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

Getty Images scrapped its $3.7B merger with Shutterstock after the UK's Competition and Markets Authority imposed divestiture conditions the company declined to meet, signaling tightened antitrust enforcement on media consolidation.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Martech and Adtech.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

UK CMA antitrust conditions now material enough to kill billion-dollar deals; founders in content/media verticals should expect heightened divestiture and competitive remedy requirements in M&A.

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1 source · 7 Jul 2026

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MartechAdtechuk-antitrustmerger-scrutinycma-enforcementmedia-consolidationregulatory-risk