13F-HR 1 blum13f0609.txt FORM 13F FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2009 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2009 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment: [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings entries Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Blum Capital Partners, L.P. Address: 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94133 File 13F File Number: 28-4768 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, and all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Gregory D. Hitchan Title: Partner, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary Phone: (415) 434-1111 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan San Francisco, California August 14, 2009 Report Type: [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE * * * * * FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 18 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,877,042 List of Other Included Managers: NONE * * * * * FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- AMERICAN REPROGRAPHICS COMPANY COM 029263100 17156 2062028 SH Sole 2062028 AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 05367P100 119198 8888709 SH Sole 8888709 CAREER EDUCATION CORP. COM 141665109 403852 16225475 SH Sole 16225475 CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC. COM 12497t101 356402 38077172 SH Sole 38077172 COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC. COM 19421W100 44293 3040037 SH Sole 3040037 ECHOSTAR CORPORATION COM 278768106 29279 1836818 SH Sole 1836818 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. COM 286082102 49248 4619906 SH Sole 4619906 ERESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 29481V108 39737 6409203 SH Sole 6409203 FIRST AMERICAN CORP. COM 318522307 111041 4285634 SH Sole 4285634 ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC. COM 45068b109 365980 3635807 SH Sole 3635807 KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. COM 49460W208 70525 2588101 SH Sole 2588101 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 60935Y109 31419 17651335 SH Sole 17651335 PRG-SCHULTZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 69357c503 9606 3557767 SH Sole 3557767 ROVI CORP. COM 55611c108 39658 1818332 SH Sole 1818332 SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. COM 78388J106 53102 2163911 SH Sole 2163911 SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY COM 784117103 64863 3595507 SH Sole 3595507 SYMMETRY MEDICAL, INC. COM 871546206 25817 2770104 SH Sole 2770104 WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC. COM 969904101 45866 3864055 SH Sole 3864055