Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients, has invested further equity to enable its U.K.-based portfolio company North Star to acquire four new offshore wind service operation vessels (SOVs) from Edda Wind. The transaction closed in April 2026. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, North Star provides maintenance and emergency response services to the energy industry.
The new vessels take North Star's SOV fleet to 14, which represents one of the largest SOV fleets in Europe. The vessels will also broaden the company's client base, extend its operational reach across key European markets and add immediate access to high-specification capacity. North Star has secured long-term contracts for its existing SOVs with Europe’s leading offshore wind developers and operators. This additional capacity will further support the delivery of tailored offshore infrastructure solutions for customers.
Partners Group acquired North Star in 2022 and has focused its value creation
