Editing Getty Images (section)

==Corporate ownership and management==
In February 2008, it was announced that Getty Images would be acquired by the private equity firm [[Hellman & Friedman]] in a transaction valued at an estimated US$2.4 billion.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://media.gettyimages.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=171 |title=Getty Images Press Release |date=25 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229030957/http://media.gettyimages.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=171 |archive-date=29 February 2008 }}</ref> On 2 July 2008, Getty Images announced the completion of its acquisition.  Getty Images common stock ceased trading on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] at the close of the acquisition and was delisted from the NYSE.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://company.gettyimages.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=179&isource=corporate_website_ind_press_release |title=Getty Images Announces Completion of Acquisition by Hellman & Friedman |date=2 July 2008 |access-date=9 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630223723/http://company.gettyimages.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=179&isource=corporate_website_ind_press_release |archive-date=30 June 2011 }}</ref>

In 2012, H&F engaged investment bankers to sell the company. While a price of $4 billion was initially discussed, in August when the private equity firm Carlyle Group emerged as the likely acquirer, the price under consideration was said to be $3.3–3.4 billion. [[CVC Capital Partners]] Ltd. was also said to have been bidding but had yet to top Carlyle's price.<ref name=Bl01>Alesci, Cristina, and Jeffrey McCracken, [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-14/carlyle-group-said-to-be-leading-bidder-for-getty-images.html "Carlyle Group Said to Be Leading Bidder for Getty Images"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816010559/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-14/carlyle-group-said-to-be-leading-bidder-for-getty-images.html |date=16 August 2012 }}, ''Bloomberg'', 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.</ref> The sale to Carlyle thereafter was announced at $3.3 billion, with co-founders Getty and Klein and the Getty family all carrying their investments over into the new ownership structure. Getty continues to serve as chairman and Klein as chief executive.<ref name=NYT01/>

In September 2018, the Getty family announced it would acquire majority stake in the company from [[The Carlyle Group]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/getty-images-ma/getty-family-to-buy-majority-stake-in-getty-images-from-carlyle-idUSL3N1VQ4JK|title=Getty family to buy majority stake in Getty Images from Carlyle|date=4 September 2018|work=Reuters|access-date=4 September 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904225951/https://www.reuters.com/article/getty-images-ma/getty-family-to-buy-majority-stake-in-getty-images-from-carlyle-idUSL3N1VQ4JK|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2022, the company went public again.<ref name=spac />