13F-HR 1 blum13f0608.txt 13F--QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30, 2008 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, 2008 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, 2008 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: $2,035,306 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 23708 1423901 SH SOLE 1423901 AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 05367P100 138201 8134258 SH SOLE 8134258 CAREER EDUCATION CORP. COM 141665109 248404 17002354 SH SOLE 17002354 CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC. COM 12497T101 473767 24675364 SH SOLE 24675364 COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC. COM 19421W100 37185 3197314 SH SOLE 3197314 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. COM 286082102 78287 5362111 SH SOLE 5362111 ERESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 29481V108 129558 7428769 SH SOLE 7428769 FIRST AMERICAN CORP. COM 318522307 75359 2854500 SH SOLE 2854500 GETTY IMAGES, INC. COM 374276103 57087 1682492 SH SOLE 1682492 ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC. COM 45068b109 291336 3525788 SH SOLE 3525788 KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. COM 49460W208 249172 6243330 SH SOLE 6243330 MACROVISION CORP. COM 555904101 40344 2696760 SH SOLE 2696760 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 60935Y109 10580 11730000 SH SOLE 11730000 PRG-SCHULTZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 69357C503 42680 4535530 SH SOLE 4535530 SYMMETRY MEDICAL, INC. COM 871546206 49624 3059404 SH SOLE 3059404 WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC. COM 969904101 90014 4536980 SH SOLE 4536980