Engineering Staffing Report: March 23, 2023

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Critical Energy Infrastructure Services buys New Mexico-based Clover Leaf Solutions and Houston-based Rayne Staffing

Critical Energy Infrastructure Services LLC, a portfolio company of private equity firm White Wolf Capital, acquired Clover Leaf Solutions, a government contracting, consulting and staffing provider based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. CEIS also recently acquired Rayne Staffing, a Houston-based provider of engineering, construction management and skilled trades professionals to the power industry.

Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.

Clover Leaf Solutions

Clover Leaf Solutions, founded in 2005, provides consulting and staffing services for Department of Energy laboratories and commercial clients across the US.

“Clover Leaf is excited to begin a new era with White Wolf and Critical Energy Infrastructure Services. We believe the skilled leadership that White Wolf brings to Clover Leaf will propel us to new heights in the energy infrastructure industry,” Clover Leaf Solutions founder Matt Custer said.

“We look forward to partnering with the Clover Leaf team to expand CEIS’s geographic reach and service offerings across the United States. Through its leading capabilities and technical workforce, the CEIS platform has become an acquirer of choice and preferred partner to the critical energy infrastructure sector,” White Wolf Capital CEO Elie Azar said.

Rayne Staffing

Founded in 2017, Rayne Staffing provides professionals on a contract, contract-to-hire and direct placement basis.

“The Rayne team has developed tremendous relationships within the energy infrastructure sector over its history, and we believe our partnership will provide the company with access to additional capital and resources to execute on their growth aspirations,” Azar said.

“Rayne is excited to partner with White Wolf Capital,” Rayne founder Justin Martin said. “When you pair Rayne’s growth with White Wolf's successful track record of taking companies to the next level — the sky is truly the limit for our partnership.”