The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC filed a joint Schedule 13G with the SEC on October 27, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of Class A Ordinary Shares of Mercator Acquisition Corp. as of a September 30, 2026 triggering event.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: Both reporting persons each disclosed beneficial ownership of 1,259,315 Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Mercator Acquisition Corp.
  • Percent of class: The 1,259,315 shares represent 7.3% of the class, according to the filing.
  • Voting and dispositive power: Both reporting persons report sole voting power of 0 and shared voting power of 1,259,315, with sole dispositive power of 0 and shared dispositive power of 1,259,315.
  • Third-party interest: The filing identifies Highbridge Capital Management, LLC as a person known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, such securities.
  • Triggering event date: The date of the event requiring this filing is stated as September 30, 2026.
  • Signing date: The statement was signed on October 27, 2026, by Ameen Soetan as attorney-in-fact for both entities.

Goldman Sachs Discloses Joint 7.3% Position in Mercator Acquisition Corp. Class A Shares

According to the Schedule 13G filed jointly by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, both entities report beneficial ownership of 1,259,315 Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Mercator Acquisition Corp. (CUSIP: G6004M107). The filing states that this position represents 7.3% of the class. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is classified as a parent holding company and control person (HC, CO), while Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is classified as a broker-dealer, investment adviser, and other entity (BD, OO, IA) and is described as a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

The filing reports that all 1,259,315 shares are held with shared voting power and shared dispositive power, with no sole voting or sole dispositive power attributed to either reporting person. Under Item 6, the filing discloses that Highbridge Capital Management, LLC is identified as a person known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, more than 5% of the class of securities. Mercator Acquisition Corp.'s principal executive offices are listed at 85 Washington St, 1F, Stamford.

The filing includes a certification stating that "the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer." Exhibit 99.3 further notes that the filing "reflects the securities beneficially owned by certain operating units (collectively, the 'Goldman Sachs Reporting Units')" and that those units "disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by" certain client accounts and investment entities as described therein.

What Was Disclosed

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC jointly disclosed beneficial ownership of 1,259,315 Class A Ordinary Shares, equal to 7.3% of Mercator Acquisition Corp., with the triggering event dated September 30, 2026, and the statement signed October 27, 2026.