Bark, Inc.

Bark, Inc., the subscription pet products company best known for BarkBox, went public through a merger with Northern Star Investment Corp., a blank-check vehicle that traded on Nasdaq under the ticker STIC. The SPAC, sponsored by Northern Star Sponsor LLC, completed its IPO in 2020 with a focus on consumer-sector targets. The 8-K filed June 7, 2021 corresponds to activity surrounding the closing of the business combination, after which Bark began trading on the NYSE under the ticker BARK, marking the SPAC's completed status. The deal was one of several high-profile consumer de-SPAC transactions executed during the peak of SPAC market activity in 2021. Sign up on SpacDesk for full filing history, sponsor profiles, and deal analytics on this and every active SPAC.