Otto Group
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The Otto Group is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of waste-handling equipment with subsidiaries in more than 40 countries and factories on all continents. Founded in 1934, the group sprung from industrial origins. Its businesses interests in the environmental sector include waste handling equipment, environmental engineering
, recycling, consulting services, and hauling.The Group also assumed a leadership position in the Germany's DSD program http://www.gruener-punkt.de and in plastics transformation. The group’s financial arm has been investing in private equity
, venture capital
, and real estate
around the world for more than two decades. This activity includes an M&A and asset management
division.
Environmental engineering
Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment , to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites...
, recycling, consulting services, and hauling.The Group also assumed a leadership position in the Germany's DSD program http://www.gruener-punkt.de and in plastics transformation. The group’s financial arm has been investing in private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
, venture capital
Venture capital
Venture capital is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high risk, growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in, which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries, such as...
, and real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
around the world for more than two decades. This activity includes an M&A and asset management
Investment management
Investment management is the professional management of various securities and assets in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors...
division.