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Cantor Ventures would be CV. But it was a venture capital arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, so sort of multiple layers down the subsidiary chain. Q And the reason we ask is there was a stock purchase agreement that was released as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act that you signed on behalf of CVAFH and Mr. Epstein signed. Did you know that Mr. Epstein was an investor in this company AdFin? A No. Q When did you learn that he was an investor? A To the best of my knowledge, when these documents were released. Best of my recollection. Q And would you have been aware of all the investors, whether they were individuals or entities, in any of Cantor Fitzgerald's portfolios? A No. Of venture capital investments? No. Q And, for the record, had you and Mr. Epstein ever invested in the same company prior to this occurrence? A No. Not that I would know of. Mr. Grant. The signatory page from the investment to AdFin Solutions, you said you had not seen that -- or I'm sorry -- that you -- let me rephrase. Is it common for another investor in a VC deal to have the signatory page from another investor? Secretary Lutnick. No. I found it inexplicable and unsettling that he had -- that it was released, that my company's signature page would be in someone else's files. It is -- it's unsettling. Mr. Emmer. And, when a stock purchase agreement is executed and the individuals are signing, they're typically not in the same room. Is that right? Secretary Lutnick. That is correct. Mr. Grant. And do you have any idea of how Mr. Epstein would've come across the signatory