Private equity firm Hellman and Friedman will buy Getty Images for £1.2bm ($2.4bn) this year.
The deal, which will be completed in the last half of this year, represents a 55 per cent premium for shareholders, including the Getty Family who own a 20 per cent stake in the company.
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