Northern Star Acquisition Corp.
Completed 2021-06-01- CIK 1819574
- STIC
- Now BARK
- IPO 2020-11-12
- $254M trust
- 500 filings
Successfully merged with BARK • Now trading as BARK
- IPO Size
- $250M
- raised at the IPO
- Trust
- $254M
- as of 2021-03-31
- Current Status
- Completed
- from its latest filing
- IPO Year
- 2020
- year it listed
Filings, by quarter
500 filings over 25 quarters; violet bars carry a milestone
- 20 Q3: 2 filings
- 20 Q4: 27 filings
- 21 Q1: 18 filings
- 21 Q2: 52 filings
- 21 Q3: 16 filings
- 21 Q4: 12 filings
- 22 Q1: 17 filings
- 22 Q2: 18 filings
- 22 Q3: 21 filings
- 22 Q4: 18 filings
- 23 Q1: 20 filings
- 23 Q2: 19 filings
- 23 Q3: 29 filings
- 23 Q4: 18 filings
- 24 Q1: 13 filings
- 24 Q2: 18 filings
- 24 Q3: 21 filings
- 24 Q4: 22 filings
- 25 Q1: 12 filings
- 25 Q2: 24 filings
- 25 Q3: 21 filings
- 25 Q4: 18 filings
- 26 Q1: 25 filings
- 26 Q2: 17 filings
- 26 Q3: 22 filings
- S-1 filed 20 Q3
- IPO 20 Q4
- Definitive agreement 20 Q4
- Completed 21 Q2
SPAC Overview
Where it stands on the road from S-1 to merger
Timeline Progress
About
Northern Star Acquisition Corp. is a newly organized blank-check company seeking to complete a business combination. It intends to focus on businesses in beauty, wellness, self-care, fashion, e-commerce, subscription and digital media.
Investment Focus
Beauty, Wellness, Fashion, E-commerce, Media
Key Information
As the filings state it
- IPO Date
- 2020-11-12
- Total Redemptions
- $27.3M
- PIPE
- $200M
- SIC
- 6770
- Completion Date
- 2021-06-01
- Merger Target
- BARK
- SPAC Ticker
- STIC
- Merged Ticker
- BARK
Stock Performance
BARKTrading symbol, and its price at each step since the first trade
| Point | Date | Price | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Trade | 2020-12-18 | $13.00 | |
| At Merger | 2021-06-02 | $11.99 | -8% |
| 6 Months Post-Merger | 2021-12-03 | $4.39 | -63% |
| 1 Year Post-Merger | 2022-06-03 | $1.86 | -84% |
| 2 Years Post-Merger | 2023-06-06 | $1.10 | -91% |
| Current Price | 2026-10-02 | $8.12 | -38% |
SPAC Team
The banks on its IPO, and the team as the filings describe it
Underwriters
Extended Team Information
Led by Joanna Coles, a media and technology entrepreneur with experience in magazines, content and consumer brands, and Jonathan J. Ledecky, an experienced public-company and acquisition-vehicle executive with a history leading blank-check companies and operating businesses.