The Shutterstock/Getty merger passed a pivotal hurdle.

The UK’s competition and markets regulator has cleared the deal to go ahead, on the condition that Shutterstock sells its global editorial business, including Backgrid and Splash. This clears a path to finalize the merger, as it was already granted “unconditional antitrust clearance” by the US DOJ in February. [Link: CMA conditionally clears Getty merger with Shutterstock | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-conditionally-clears-getty-merger-with-shutterstock | GOV.UK]

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