Friday June 20, 3:48 pm ET Getty shareholders approve $2.1 billion buyout by private equity firm SEATTLE (AP) -- Getty Images Inc. said its shareholders voted in favor of a $2.1 billion buyout by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC, the leading seller of stock photography and video footage said Friday. Getty said about 75 percent of the shares represented at the meeting were voted in favor of the deal. Ten-year-old Getty, whose nearest competitor is privately held Corbis Corp., put itself up for sale in January after taking a beating on Wall Street for two years. The deal was initially announced in February. Getty shares added 12 cents to $33.72 in afternoon...
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