Is Birkenstock owned by private equity?
PE-backed
Yes. Birkenstock is publicly traded, and private-equity firm L Catterton is its largest shareholder.
Details
- Owner
- Birkenstock Holding plc
- Backers
- L Catterton
- PE stake
- minority
- Website
- birkenstock.com
- Confidence
- High
Sources
- “L Catterton to sell approximately one billion dollars worth of Birkenstock shares” fashionunited.uk, 2026-08-17
- “Latham Advises on Birkenstock Secondary Offering and Concurrent Share Repurchase” lw.com, 2026-08
Checked 2026-11-04. A label describes who owns the brand, not the quality of its products. How we label · Report a correction
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