13F-HR 1 blum13f0909.txt FORM 13F FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 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: September 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 November 16, 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: 17 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,098,147 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 29372 3085264 SH Sole 3085264 AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 05367P100 125242 8888709 SH Sole 8888709 CAREER EDUCATION CORP. COM 141665109 394441 16225475 SH Sole 16225475 CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC. COM 12497t101 446360 38020447 SH Sole 38020447 COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC. COM 19421W100 50989 2942237 SH Sole 2942237 ECHOSTAR CORPORATION COM 278768106 32652 1768818 SH Sole 1768818 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. COM 286082102 52066 4619906 SH Sole 4619906 ERESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 29481V108 44864 6409203 SH Sole 6409203 FIRST AMERICAN CORP. COM 318522307 137418 4245234 SH Sole 4245234 ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC. COM 45068b109 397165 3597182 SH Sole 3597182 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 60935Y109 54965 17504835 SH Sole 17504835 PRG-SCHULTZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 69357c503 19923 3557767 SH Sole 3557767 ROVI CORP. COM 55611c108 59937 1783838 SH Sole 1783838 SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. COM 78388J106 74961 2773245 SH Sole 2773245 SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY COM 784117103 72320 3674781 SH Sole 3674781 SYMMETRY MEDICAL, INC. COM 871546206 28624 2760304 SH Sole 2760304 WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC. COM 969904101 76848 3798700 SH Sole 3798700