On October 21, 2026, Getty Images and several of its subsidiaries filed prepackaged Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. According to the company's disclosure statement filed with the SEC, the case followed more than $200 million in judgments and interest from litigation brought by warrant holders, the termination of a planned merger with Shutterstock, and substantial debt-service obligations on a capital structure the company had expected to refinance in connection with that merger.