FirstVentury Holds Close

FirstVentury, a German venture capital firm, has held a Euro 40 million first close on a new fund targeting a total of Euro 100 million. LPs include family offices in < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Germany, Britain and Switzerland. www.firstventury.com < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />