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WGI, Inc.

Private equity backedHQ West Palm Beach, Floridawginc.com

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Headquarters
West Palm Beach, Florida, per the First Reserve releaseSource: wginc.com/blog/first-reserve-announces-st… · As of 2026-01-29
Founded
1972, per the firm's About page (founded by the CEO's family)Source: wginc.com/about · As of 2026-10-06
Ownership type
Private equity backed: First Reserve announced a strategic growth partnership with WGI on 2026-01-29; financial terms not disclosedSource: firstreserve.com/news-article/first-reserve-anno… · As of 2026-01-29
Sponsor or parent
Management, including CEO David S. Wantman, retains a meaningful ownership stake, per the release on both the firm's and First Reserve's sitesSource: wginc.com/blog/first-reserve-announces-st… · As of 2026-01-29
Website
wginc.comSource: wginc.com/about · As of 2026-10-06

Legal name, DBA and former names

  • WGI, Inc. (Texas board record; DOL Form 5500 sponsor name)Source: wginc.com/about · As of 2026-10-06

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Sponsor, parent or transaction

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DOT prequalification

Federal awards (contracts)

  • USAspending recipient record WGI, INC. (West Palm Beach, FL), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $-2,048 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/62395ee2-fbbe-cfbb-a3… · As of 2026-10-06

Public filings

  • DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: WGI, INC. 401(K) PLAN (ACK_ID 20250924114312NAL0002993443001, 497 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-09-24

Rankings and awards

Ownership tag: Private equity backed. Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.

Richard C. Wilson

Backed by

Richard C. Wilson and the Family Office Club team

Family Office Club
19MSocial followers
17MRegistered members
$1BDeals closed between members
15-personTeam
19 yearsExperience
340Events hosted

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