Who we are

North Star Partners is a specialist valuations advisory firm working with mid-market private credit and private equity funds.

We provide independent, high-quality portfolio valuations delivered with speed, discretion, and a clear commercial perspective. Most of our work supports quarterly reporting, LP requests, financial statements, and transaction processes where timelines are tight and accuracy matters.

We combine technical valuation expertise with strong commerical judgement and modern tools to deliver work that is both precise and tailored to the situation.

Our model is lean by design. Our processes are structured so we can produce rigorous, defensible valuations without unnecessary layers or overheads.

We aim to operate as a genuine partner to our clients: responsive, easy to work with, and focused on producing work that stands up to scrutiny and supports decision-making.

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Why work with us?

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Best-in-class valuation methodology without the overheads of the big firms

Institutional Quality at Low Cost

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Deep Expertise

Experience working with credit and equity investments across sectors and risk levels

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Speed and Agility

Lean structure means we can move quickly to respond to your needs

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Bespoke Solutions

Tailored to your fund rather than one-size fits all approach

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Defensible Valuations

Valuations in line with IPEV guidelines to ensure best practice

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Partner-led Delivery

Highly responsive and personal

Why it matters

Our clients come to us as a trusted partner for a variety of matters, including:

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Tax

M&A

Financial Reporting & Audit

LP Requests

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Fund-to-fund transfers

Our Mission

We were founded in 2025 with the mission of helping small and mid-market funds with their portfolio valuations. We believe that these funds should be able to access institutional quality valuations at a much lower cost, so that they can focus on what really matters to them - their investments.

Our Leadership

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Christian Mitchell, CA

Managing Partner

Christian is passionate about building relationships with investment funds and working with them to deliver clear and efficient valuations.

Prior to joining North Star, he worked within EY’s Financial Services Valuations practice, where he advised both large and small private credit and private equity funds on their portfolio valuations. In this role, he worked across the investment spectrum from distressed equity investments to performing senior debt, across geographies such as sub-Saharan Africa, South America, Asia, and in a wide variety of sectors including real-estate, industrials, utilities, energy, amongst others. He started his career in Deloitte’s Audit practice, where he earned his Chartered Accounting qualification, and holds a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Bath.

Christian has extensive international experience, having worked in the UK, Japan, India, France, and the DRC. He is comfortable working in French, Japanese, and English.

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