Petco, BarkBox Bound Into Public Markets With New Top Lawyers

Matthew Miller, a former top lawyer at cannabis company Green Thumb Industries Inc., joined BarkBox Inc. as its general counsel this month, the company confirmed.

The move comes after BarkBox, an e-commerce subscription service for dog treats and toys, agreed to merge in December with blank-check company Northern Star Acquisition Corp. The deal, which reportedly values BarkBox at $1.6 billion, will result in the privately held company going public and trading under the ticker symbol BARK.

Petco Health and Wellness Inc. also confirmed it hired Ilene Eskenazi as chief legal officer and corporate secretary before the company raised $864 ...