In total, Getty expects to pay $331 million plus 319.4 million shares of its stock to acquire Shutterstock. At today's share price, that works out to a valuation of about $1.35 billion on Shutterstock, or about 7% more than what Shutterstock costs after today's price spike.

The companies claim the merged company will 'be well-positioned to meet the evolving needs of creative, media, and advertising industries.' Will the new Trump admin let it fly?

Tuesday after the company said it plans to merge with rival stock photography service Shuttershock. Shares of the visual content marketplace were up 83% to $4.70 after announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement worth $3.