CF Acquisition Corp. V

Overview

CF Acquisition Corp. V is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed by Cantor Fitzgerald, the global financial services firm founded in 1945 and led by Howard Lutnick. The SPAC registered with the SEC in 2020, raising $345 million in its initial public offering (per SEC filings, 2020). It is the fifth in a series of similarly named blank-check vehicles. The entity maintains offices in four US cities: New York, Atlanta, Newton, and Washington. The SPAC's strategy is to identify and merge with a private company in sectors such as technology, financial services, or healthcare, though no definitive agreement has been announced as of 2026. Sponsors typically pay a 20% promoting interest and have up to 24 months to close a transaction. Cantor Fitzgerald's broader network includes investment banking, brokerage, and asset management, which may provide deal sourcing context. No professionals, team size, or additional structure details are publicly associated with CF Acquisition Corp. V beyond its SPAC status. The vehicle has not disclosed any recent operational events as of 2026, consistent with many blank-check companies that trade without a pending merger. The structural differentiator for CF Acquisition Corp. V is its sponsorship by Cantor Fitzgerald, a large independent broker-dealer. Cantor has launched multiple SPACs since 2020, creating a repeat issuer model. This affiliation provides regulatory and market-making infrastructure that a standalone SPAC sponsor might lack. However, the SEC's increased scrutiny of SPACs since 2021 has altered the operating environment for all such vehicles.