Getty Images to Go Private in Bankruptcy Deal Backed by Koch Family and Getty Heirs
The photo archive company plans a prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring, with existing shareholders providing $533 million in equity to take full ownership.
First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, 21 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 12 Oct 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 12 October at 17:40 UTC; Bloomberg Markets followed 22 min later. The most recent article, from Quartz, appeared on 12 October at 19:40 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), Quartz.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Hollywood ReporterGetty Images to File for Bankruptcy, Go Private In Restructuring Deal
- Bloomberg MarketsKoch, Getty Families Team Up to Take Getty Images Private in Bankruptcy Deal
- QuartzGetty Images is filing for bankruptcy and going private in a $533 million Koch deal
- QuartzGetty Images meldet Insolvenz an und geht im Rahmen eines 533 Millionen US-Dollar Koch-Deals in den Privatbesitz über.
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Koch, Getty Families Team Up to Take Getty Images Private in Bankruptcy Deal Bloomberg Markets ·
- Getty Images to File for Bankruptcy, Go Private In Restructuring Deal The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Getty Images is filing for bankruptcy and going private in a $533 million Koch deal Quartz
- Getty Images meldet Insolvenz an und geht im Rahmen eines 533 Millionen US-Dollar Koch-Deals in den Privatbesitz über. Quartz
In this story
- Getty Images
- Koch Equity Development
- Getty family