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Canadian pension fund La Caisse and Britain’s development finance agency British International Investment said they have paused new investments with DP World after newly released documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein surfaced emails that mention DP World CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.

La Caisse said in a statement that it is pausing new “capital deployment” with DP World, adding that it told the company it expects DP World “to shed light on the situation and take the necessary actions.” British International Investment said through a spokesperson that it is “shocked by the allegations emerging in the Epstein files regarding Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem” and that it would not make new investments with DP World until required actions are taken.

The decisions come as the Epstein documents continue to trigger wider scrutiny across business and political circles. In the meantime, DP World—described as a logistics giant with operations that include terminals in ports around the world—has not responded to multiple requests for comment, according to the report.

The newly released emails surfaced in a cache of Epstein-related documents that the U.S. Department of Justice recently made available, and the messages include references to sexual topics as well as other subjects. The emails do not appear to implicate bin Sulayem in Epstein’s alleged crimes, and the documents also do not show that Epstein’s 2019 jail suicide was connected to the DP World CEO’s role, the report said.

One thread of the fallout centered on an email in which Epstein wrote, “where are you? are you ok , I loved the torture video.” The recipient’s reply, with the email address redacted, said: “I am in china I will be in the US 2nd week of may.”

After the emails were posted online, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie wrote on X that “A Sultan seems to have sent this” and urged the Justice Department to “make this public.” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche responded to Massie by saying that “the Sultan’s name is available unredacted in the files” and citing another document that names “Sultan Bin Sulayem,” according to the report.

The report said the emails between Epstein and bin Sulayem include communications that range widely in subject matter, including discussions that reference President Donald Trump, sex, and theology. In a 2013 exchange, Epstein wrote that “you are one of my most trusted friends in very sense of the word, you have never let me down,” and the response attributed to bin Sulayem included: “Thank you my friend I am off the sample a fresh 100% female Russian at my yacht.”

The report also said that in 2013, bin Sulayem sent Epstein an email showing a menu for a massage business that included sexual offerings. Two years later, bin Sulayem texted Epstein a link to a porn site, and in 2017, Epstein sent bin Sulayem a link to an escort website, the report said.

In later messages, Epstein and bin Sulayem exchanged notes about Steve Bannon, with Epstein writing in 2018 that “you will like him.” In another exchange, bin Sulayem asked Epstein about whether it would be possible to meet Trump in connection with an event, asking: “Do you think it will be possible to shake hand with trump,” to which the report said Epstein replied: “Call to discuss.”

Bin Sulayem is described as chairman and CEO of DP World, which has long been described as a pillar of Dubai’s economy. DP World runs the Jebel Ali port and operates cargo terminals across other ports, and bin Sulayem previously chaired Dubai World, a conglomerate that at the time included Nakheel, which was involved in major property projects including the development of manmade islands.