The IPO could be valued at more than $8 billion, according to Bloomberg,: Birkenstock filed for an initial public offering Tuesday, though it’s unclear when the German footwear company, which is owned by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy-backed private equity firm L Catterton, will reveal its share price or terms of the share sale. Sandals of the German sandals and shoes maker Birkenstock are pictured in a store window at the ... [+] company's store in Berlin on February 26, 2021.