Waste Management Investments in India

UTI Ventures invested Rs 32 Crore in Waste Management firm PESCO BEAM

VC Circle Reports:

The company is involved in the ‘waste management’ (waste oil recycling and recovery) and alternate energy systems. This is a proprietary deal sourced by UTI Ventures, as in no intermediaries are involved. S N Rajesh, Director, will represent UTI Ventures on the Board of PESCO BEAM.

PESCO BEAM is one of the leading manufacturers of turnkey skid mounted waste recovery and recycling plants, a release said. It has developed technologies in various environmental fields primarily in areas of waste management and alternate fuels. It is involved in the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of equipment sub systems as well as complete turnkey plants for both waste management and the alternative fuels industry. It has customer across the globe. The company’s order book is worth $200 million.

PESCO BEAM was co-founded by Luke Staengl and A Subramaniam, both veterans in the process equipment industry. The company operates out of offices and manufacturing facilities in Virginia (USA) and Chennai (India).
Raja Kumar, CEO and M.D, UTI Ventures, said PESCO BEAM will be their fifth investment relating to alternative energy. They have invested earlier in Naturol bio energy, Shriram EPC, IND Barath Power and Shree Renuka Sugars.



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