Second Firm Suspends Deals With DP World Over Epstein Files

British International Investment, a £9.9 billion ($13.6 billion) development-finance institution owned by the UK government, halted investments with DP World over alleged ties between the port operator’s chief executive officer and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

“We are shocked by the allegations emerging in the Epstein files regarding Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem,” a spokesman for BII said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg News. “In light of the allegations, we will not be making any new investments with DP World until the required actions have been taken by the company.”