Form 8-K

8-K — Cartesian Growth Corp IV

Accession: 0001185185-26-003546

Filed: 2026-08-14

Period: 2026-08-14

CIK: 0002126043

SIC: 6770 (BLANK CHECKS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED

STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM

8-K

CURRENT

REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

August 14, 2026

CARTESIAN

GROWTH CORPORATION IV

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

001-42629

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

Identification No.)

505 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor

New York, New York

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(212) 461-6363

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K

filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written

communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting

material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)

of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant

CGCFU

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share

CGCF

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50

CGCFW

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant

is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check

mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting

standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 14, 2026, Cartesian

Growth Corporation IV (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report

on Form 8-K (this “Report”), announcing that, commencing on or about Monday, August 17, 2026, holders of the units sold in

the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the units.

The Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under

the symbols “CGCF” and “CGCFW”, respectively. Any units not separated will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the

symbol “CGCFU”. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Each

holder of units will need to have its broker contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent,

in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Report includes “forward-looking

statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,”

“intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “assumes,” “may,” “should,” “will,”

“seeks,” or other similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the unit

separation and the trading of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq. These statements are based on current expectations on the date

of this Report and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ significantly, including those

risks set forth in the final prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering and other documents filed by the Company with

the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Copies of such filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments

or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated August 14, 2026.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto

duly authorized.

Cartesian Growth Corporation IV

By:

/s/ Peter Yu

Name: Peter Yu

Title: Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 14, 2026

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Exhibit 99.1

Cartesian Growth Corporation IV Announces the

Separate Trading of Its Class A Ordinary Shares and

Warrants, Commencing on or About August 17, 2026

New York, NY – (August 14, 2026) –

Cartesian Growth Corporation IV (the “Company”) announced today that, commencing on or about Monday, August 17, 2026, holders

of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants

included in the units.

The Class A ordinary shares and warrants that

are separated are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “CGCF” and “CGCFW”,

respectively. Any units not separated will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “CGCFU”. No fractional warrants will

be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Each holder of units will need to have its broker contact Continental

Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and

warrants.

Registration statements relating to these securities

were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and became effective on June 24, 2026. The offering was

made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention Capital Markets,

499 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or by e-mail at prospectus@cantor.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer

to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which

such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state

or jurisdiction.

About Cartesian Growth Corporation IV

Cartesian Growth Corporation IV is a blank check

company organized for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization

or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The Company is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Peter

Yu, who is also the Managing Partner of Cartesian Capital Group, LLC, a global private equity firm and registered investment adviser headquartered

in New York City, New York. The Company’s acquisition and value-creation strategy is to identify and combine with an established

high-growth company that can benefit from both a constructive combination and continued value-creation by the Company’s management.

The Company is an emerging growth company as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. For more information about Cartesian

Growth Corporation IV, please visit www.cartesiangrowth.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute

“forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the unit separation, the trading of the Company’s securities

on Nasdaq and the Company’s search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that the Company will ultimately

complete an initial business combination. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the

control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the final prospectus for the Company’s initial

public offering and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC. Copies of these documents are available on the SEC’s website,

www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release,

except as required by law.

Media Contact:

Cartesian Growth Corporation IV

contact@cartesiangrowth.com

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