13F-HR 1 blum13f0910.txt FORM 13F FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 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, 2010 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 15, 2010 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: 16 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,699,987 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 22731 2895614 SH Sole 2895614 AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 05367P100 113682 8671391 SH Sole 8671391 CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION COM 141665109 343238 15986843 SH Sole 15986843 CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC. COM 12497t101 507020 27736307 SH Sole 27736307 COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC. COM 19421W100 58716 3637913 SH Sole 3637913 ECHOSTAR CORPORATION COM 278768106 30781 1613257 SH Sole 1613257 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. COM 286082102 18164 1502416 SH Sole 1502416 ERESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 29481V108 41513 5549914 SH Sole 5549914 ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. COM 45068b109 268144 3815905 SH Sole 3815905 JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. COM 46612K108 20740 817824 SH Sole 817824 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 60935Y109 41996 17211503 SH Sole 17211503 MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC. COM 611742107 12960 1000000 SH Sole 1000000 PRGX GLOBAL, INC. COM 69357c503 20094 3543948 SH Sole 3543948 SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION COM 78388J106 109406 2714783 SH Sole 2714783 SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY COM 784117103 73660 3621434 SH Sole 3621434 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 902252105 17142 850274 SH Sole 850274