🇩🇪 Birkenstock GmbH EU
German footwear maker famous for cork-footbed sandals; brand active since 1774.
Owned from
🇺🇸United States non-EU
L Catterton & Financière Agache (Bernard Arnault) — controlling shareholders
Ownership
Birkenstock was sold by the Birkenstock family in 2021 to a consortium led by L Catterton (a US-based private-equity firm backed by LVMH/Arnault). The company IPO'd on the NYSE in 2023; the consortium retains majority control. Production and design remain in Germany.