POINT WEST CAPITAL CORP
SC 13D/A, 1999-05-07
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       ----------------------------------
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D/A
                                  ==============
                                 (Rule 13d-101)
                                  

       INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(a)
               AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(a)


                               (Amendment No 4)
                               ================ 

                         Point West Capital Corporation
                        ------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                          Common Stock, $0.01 par value
                         ------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   730715 10 9
                             ---------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                            Alan B. Perper,President
                         Point West Capital Corporation
                        1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 250
                             San Francisco, CA 94111
                                 (415) 394-9467
                 ----------------------------------------
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                April 15, 1999
                                ---------------
            (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

     If the filing  person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report  the  acquisition  which is the  subject  of this  Amended  and  Restated
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(c),  13d-1(f) or
13d-1(g) , check the following Box [ ]

         Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original
         ----
         and five  copies of the  schedule,  including  all  exhibits.  See Rule
         13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
__________
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's 
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,and 
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information which  would  alter 
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the 
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the 
Notes).

                         (Continued on following pages)

                               (Page 1 of 9 Pages)

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- ------------------------                                 ----------------------
CUSIP No. 730715 10 9                13D                     Page 2 of 9 pages
- ------------------------                                 -----------------------

- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Alan B. Perper
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                     (a) [  ]

                                                                     (b) [  ]
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 3            SEC USE ONLY


- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 4            SOURCE OF FUNDS*

              NOT APPLICABLE  
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 5            CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

              PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                             [  ]   
- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
 6            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
               
              United States
- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
              7    SOLE VOTING POWER
            
NUMBER OF          2,000
 SHARES       ---------------------------------------------------------------  
BENEFICIALLY  8    SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED BY
   EACH            327,665       
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   2,000
           
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
              10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                      
                   244,665 
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
11            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

               329,665 
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
12            CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES 
              CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                          [  ]
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
13            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
              9.9%
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
14            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

              IN
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                      ------------------------------------ 
                      
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CUSIP No. 730715 10 9                13D                     Page 3 of 9 pages
- ------------------------                                 -----------------------

- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Janet G. Raiche
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                     (a) [  ]

                                                                     (b) [  ]
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 3            SEC USE ONLY


- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 4            SOURCE OF FUNDS*

              NOT APPLICABLE  
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 5            CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

              PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                             [  ]   
- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
 6            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
               
              United States
- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
              7    SOLE VOTING POWER
            
NUMBER OF          0
 SHARES       ---------------------------------------------------------------  
BENEFICIALLY  8    SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED BY
   EACH            244,665       
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   0
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
              10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                   244,665   
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
11            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              244,665
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
12            CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES 
              CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                          [  ]
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
13            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

              7.3%
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
14            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

              IN
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                      ------------------------------------ 

<PAGE>

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CUSIP No. 730715 10 9                13D                     Page 4 of 9 pages
- ------------------------                                 -----------------------

- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Perper/Raiche Revocable Trust
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                     (a) [  ]

                                                                     (b) [  ]
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 3            SEC USE ONLY


- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 4            SOURCE OF FUNDS*

              NOT APPLICABLE  
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 5            CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

              PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                             [  ]   
- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
 6            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
               
              California
- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
              7    SOLE VOTING POWER
            
NUMBER OF          244,665
 SHARES       ---------------------------------------------------------------  
BENEFICIALLY  8    SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED BY
   EACH            0       
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   
                   244,665
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
              10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                   0
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
11            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              244,665
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
12            CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES 
              CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                          [  ]
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
13            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

              7.3%
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
14            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

               00
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                      ------------------------------------ 

<PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 730715 10 9          SCHEDULE 13D                 Page 5 of 9 pages
- -------------------------                              -------------------------

                                AMENDMENT NO. 4 to
                              --------------------
                                 SCHEDULE 13D
                                 -------------

     This  Amendment No 4. to Schedule  13D amends the  Schedule 13D  originally
filed on  December  1, 1997,  as amended  and  restated  by  Amendment  No. 1 to
Schedule 13D filed on January 6, 1998,  by Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed
on February 16, 1999 and by  Amendment  No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed on March 24,
1999 (as amended and  restated to the date hereof,  the  "Schedule  13D").  This
Amendment  No. 4 is being  filed to report  shares of Common  Stock  sold by the
reporting  persons and entities with which they may share  beneficial  ownerhip.
Capitalized  terms  used in this  Amendment  No. 4 and not  defined  are used as
defined in the Schedule 13D.


Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
======   ====================================  

         Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows.        

         (a)   Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Persons Filing This
               ---------------------------------------------------------- 
               Statement.
               ----------

               The  first  sentence  of the  fourth  paragraph  of Item 5(a) is
               amended and restated to read as follows:

                    The  Perper/Raiche Trust is the  record  holder of  244,665
                    shares of Common Stock.

          (b)  Percent of Outstanding Common Stock Beneficially Owned by Each
               -------------------------------------------------------------- 
               Person Filing This Statement.
               ----------------------------

               Item 5(b) is amended to reflect  the fact that the  Perper/Raiche
               Trust and Janet G. Raiche may each be deemed to beneficially  own
               7.3% of the outstanding  Common Stock and that Alan B. Perper may
               be  deemed to  beneficially  own 9.9% of the  outstanding  Common
               Stock.

          (c)  Number of Shares of Common Stock as to Which Each of the
               -------------------------------------------------------- 
               Persons Filing This Statement Has:     
               -----------------------------------

                      (i)     Sole Voting Power.

                              The fifth  paragraph of Item 5(c)(i) is amended to
                              relfect the fact that the Perper/Raiche  Trust has
                              sole power to vote 244,665 shares of Common Stock.

                      (ii)    Shared Voting Power.

                              The third paragraph of Item 5(c)(ii) is amended 
                              and restated to read as follows:

                                   Alan  B.  Perper  and  Janet  G.  Raiche,  as
                                   trustees of the  Perper/Raiche  Trust,  share
                                   the power to vote or  direct  the vote of the
                                   244,665 shares of Common Stock held of record
                                   by the Perper/Raiche Trust.

                      (iii)   Sole Dispositive Power.

                              The fifth paragraph of Item 5(c)(iii)is amended to
                              reflect the fact that the Perper/Raiche  Trust has
                              sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition
                              of the  244,665  shares  of Common  Stock  that it
                              holds of record.

                      (iv)    Shared Dispositive Power.

                              The second paragraph of Item  5(c)(iv) is amended
                              and restated to read as follows:

                                   Alan  B.  Perper  and  Janet  G.  Raiche,  as
                                   trustees of the  Perper/Raiche  Trust,  share
                                   the  power  to   dispose  of  or  direct  the
                                   disposition  of the 244,665  shares of Common
                                   Stock  held of  record  by the  Perper/Raiche
                                   Trust.

<PAGE>



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CUSIP No. 730715 10 9          SCHEDULE 13D                 Page 6 of 9 pages
- -------------------------                              -------------------------


          (d)  Transactions in Common Stock by Persons Filing This Statement. 
               -------------------------------------------------------------- 
            
               See  Schedule  1 for  information  regarding  sales  effected  by
               reporting persons during April 1999.



    
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CUSIP No. 730715 10 9          Schedule 13D                 Page 7 of 9 pages
- -------------------------                              -------------------------


                                    
                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of their  knowledge
and belief,  the  undersigned  certify  that the  information  set forth in this
Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.





                         THE ECHELON GROUP OF COMPANIES, LLC

May 7, 1999              By:  /s/Bradley N. Rotter
                              -------------------------------                  
                                  Bradley N. Rotter, 
                                  Managing Member


                          
May 7, 1999                   /s/Bradley N. Rotter
                          -----------------------------------                 
                              Bradley N. Rotter

                         
May 7, 1999                   /s/Alan B. Perper
                          ------------------------------------                 
                              Alan B. Perper

                 
May 7, 1999                   /s/John Ward Rotter
                          ------------------------------------
                              John Ward Rotter


May 7, 1999              By:  /s/ Janet G. Raiche 
                             ---------------------------------   
                                  Janet G. Raiche
                                  Trustee    




                          LODESTONE CAPITAL FUND, LLC
                          By:    LODESTONE PARTNERS, LLC
                                 Manager

 
May 7, 1999                     By: /s/Michael Fitzsimmons
                                    -------------------------------   
                                        Michael Fitzsimmons
                                        Manager


May 7, 1999                     By: /s/John Ward Rotter
                                    -------------------------------   
                                        John Ward Rotter
                                        Manager


                          LODESTONE PARTNERS, LLC


May 7, 1999               By: /s/Michael Fitzsimmons
                             -------------------------------   
                                 Michael Fitzsimmons
                                 Manager


May 7, 1999               By: /s/John Ward Rotter
                              -------------------------------   
                                 John Ward Rotter
                                 Manager

<PAGE>


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CUSIP No. 730715 10 9          Schedule 13D                 Page 8 of 9 pages
- -------------------------                              -------------------------



                          PERPER/RAICHE REVOCABLE TRUST
                          
         
May 7, 1999               By: /s/ Alan B. Perper  
                             ---------------------------------   
                                  Alan B. Perper
                                  Trustee
                          

May 7, 1999               By: /s/ Janet G. Raiche 
                             ---------------------------------   
                                  Janet G. Raiche
                                  Trustee    


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CUSIP No. 730715 10 9          Schedule 13D                 Page 9 of 9 pages
- -------------------------                              -------------------------



                   Schedule 1 to Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D
                     Summary of Transactions for April 1999


All of the following sales were effected in brokerage transactions on the Nasdaq
Stock Market.

                                                    Number of        Average 
                                    Date            Shares Sold      Price 
                                    ----           ------------     --------

                                 
The Perper/ Raiche                  04/15/99           1,000          16.0000
- ------------------                  04/15/99           1,000          16.2500
Revocable Trust                     04/15/99          10,000          15.7500 
- --------------                      04/22/99           1,000          15.5625
                                   
                                   
                                   

                         


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