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Getty Images: Ma Activity
Getty Images merger with Shutterstock (£3bn deal) conditionally cleared by UK CMA. Deal proceeds subject to Shutterstock divesting its editorial business to a suitable buyer.
Source: UKTN (UK Tech News)
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Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in the sector.
Market context: Backdrop: a 112.9 (Hot) Talent Market Index (up 11.4 on the month) with EMEA activity easing (-3.2pts).
Getty Images: 3 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 3 tracked across 46 days.
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