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STV Incorporated (STV Group, Incorporated)

Private equity backedHQ New York, New Yorkstvinc.com

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Headquarters
New York, New York: the firm's history page states it moved its headquarters to a flagship office in the Empire State Building in 2024Source: stvinc.com/about-us/how-we-got-here · As of 2026-10-06
Founded
1912: Elwyn E. Seelye & Co., a structural engineering firm, was founded in New York City, per the firm's history pageSource: stvinc.com/about-us/how-we-got-here · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
Investor-owned (formerly ESOP): on 2019-10-29 STV Group and The Pritzker Organization announced that the Tom Pritzker Family Business Interests, advised by The Pritzker Organization, agreed to recapitalize STV by buying the shares held by the company's Employee Stock Ownership PlanSource: prnewswire.com/news-releases/stv-signs-definit… · As of 2019-10-29
Sponsor or parent
The Pritzker Organization describes itself as the merchant bank for the business interests of the Tom Pritzker family; its investments page lists STV as a current investment (read 2026-10-06). The 2019 release states the deal was approved by the STV board and the ESOP trustee, GreatBanc Trust Company, and was expected to close in December 2019Source: pritzkerorg.com/investments · As of 2026-10-06
Employees
3,300+ employees, per the firm's About pageSource: stvinc.com/about-us · As of 2026-10-06
Website
stvinc.comSource: stvinc.com · As of 2026-10-06

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Offices

  • 65+ offices across North America, per the firm's About page (the home page menu states 60+)Source: stvinc.com/about-us · As of 2026-10-06

Ownership type

  • Investor-owned (formerly ESOP): on 2019-10-29 STV Group and The Pritzker Organization announced that the Tom Pritzker Family Business Interests, advised by The Pritzker Organization, agreed to recapitalize STV by buying the shares held by the company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.Source: prnewswire.com/news-releases/stv-signs-definit… · As of 2019-10-29

Sponsor, parent or transaction

  • The Pritzker Organization describes itself as the merchant bank for the business interests of the Tom Pritzker family; its investments page lists STV as a current investment (read 2026-10-06). The 2019 release states the deal was approved by the STV board and the ESOP trustee, GreatBanc Trust Company, and was expected to close in December 2019.Source: pritzkerorg.com/investments · As of 2026-10-06
  • Release text on the sponsor's own news page: TPO to purchase ESOP-held shares and partner with current management; trustee approval by Greatbanc Trust Company.Source: pritzkerorg.com/news/stv-signs-definitive-agree… · As of 2019-10-29

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DOT prequalification

Federal awards (contracts)

  • USAspending recipient record STV INCORPORATED (New York, NY), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/cac4a027-344d-8f30-9f… · As of 2026-10-06

Public filings

  • DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-10-01, NAICS 541330: STV RETIREMENT PLAN (ACK_ID 20260715132258NAL0003022657001, 3,498 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2026-07-15

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