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- Cantor Equity Partners V, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPV) is a blank check company sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald that focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, recapitalization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company, founded in 2021 and headquartered at 110 East 59th Street in New York, New York, maintains its initial public offering proceeds of $250 million, upsized from $220 million through the sale of 25 million Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share plus a partial exercise of the underwriters' overallotment option, in a trust account for deployment toward a target acquisition; it conducts due diligence on prospective businesses without limitation to a specific industry or geography but emphasizes sectors including financial services, digital assets, healthcare, real estate services, technology and software where its management team and affiliates possess competitive expertise. Led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brandon Lutnick and Chief Financial Officer Jane Novak, with two employees at IPO, the company targets opportunities leveraging Cantor's institutional relationships and sector knowledge. In November 2025, shortly after listing on Nasdaq Global Market under CEPV on November 4, Cantor EP Holdings V LLC, affiliated with Cantor Fitzgerald, invested $5.4 million via private placement for 540,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share, while the sponsor surrendered 75,000 Class B ordinary shares for no consideration, bolstering its capital position ahead of pursuing a business combination.