Government Shutdown Could Delay Birkenstock Offering

Birkenstock’s road to Wall Street has been a long one — it’s already been 249 years since Johann Adam Birkenstock was listed as “cobbler” in the church archives of Langen-Bergheim.

But it looks like the German sandalmaker, which is backed by private equity giant L Catterton, might have to wait just a little longer. 

While a source said the company was on track to make its offering sometime the week of Oct. 9, a…