Carlyle Group to Buy Getty Images for $3.3 Billion

Posted: 10/19/2012  |  By: Soyoung Kim and Greg Roumeliotis | Reuters

(Reuters) - Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP agreed to take over photo agency Getty Images Inc from Hellman & Friedman LLC in a $3.3 billion deal, betting on growing demand for online images as the media industry shifts away from print.