By PE Sector

European pension funds are committing a "miniscule" amount of their vast capital to VC funds in the region, continuing their historical trend of punching below their weight, new research from Atomico shows.

Norway is reportedly looking to invest up to 5% of its $1.5tn sovereign wealth fund into private equity, a move that the country has firmly refused until now.

Many private equity firms reacted with alarm to the SEC's new rules for private fund advisers, introduced in August. Now the dust has settled, Prashant Gupta, associate director for private markets at Acuity Knowledge Partners, examines the impact of the new regulations, and how they could actually prove an opportunity for the PE industry.

The former head of Permira’s North America investor relations team, Monica Chase, is joining TSG as a managing director in its New York office.

Indian private equity house True North has reportedly raised more than INR10bn ($120m) for its first push into private credit.

YFM Equity Partners has closed its Buyout Fund III at £95.5m, well over its target of £80m - a record fundraise for the UK firm.

Failup Ventures, a Finland-based VC firm, has reached €30m of a €50m target for its debut fund to support early-stage Nordic and US startups.

RLH Equity Partners, a private equity firm specialising in tech-infused professional services enterprises, has named veteran employee Rob Rodin as its new CEO, replacing co-founder Chris Lewis.

The second flagship fund from Nexxus Capital's Iberia investment unit has reached €230m of commitments at first close.

Venture capital funding across the globe has fallen massively across the globe year-on-year despite tech stocks holding strong in the high-interest rate environment.