Global venture capital investment on track in 2006 to top $32 billion, leading to most capital invested since 2001; Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young Global Year End Analysis also findssignificant growth in "cleantech" and other emerging industries.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-11 December 2006-DOW JONES: Global venture capital investment on track in 2006 to top $32 billion, leading to most capital invested since 2001; Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young Global Year End Analysis also findssignificant growth in "cleantech" and other emerging industries (C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11122006 SAN FRANCISCO, LONDON, SHANGHAI - With $25.39 billion invested after the first three quarters of the year, venture capital activity in the U.S., Europe, China and Israel in 2006 is poised to hit a five-year high and register the highest annual investments since 2001, according to a global year end analysis by Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young.

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