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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 9-30-99
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: TA Associates Inc.
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Address: 125 High St.
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Suite 2500
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Boston, MA 02110
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Form 13F File Number: 28-06148
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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, that 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: Katherine S. Cromwell
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Title: Managing Director
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Phone: (617) 574-6781
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
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Katherine S. Cromwell Boston, MA 11-9-99
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
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Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
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FORM 13F
SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 32,773,640
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $374,776,427
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(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]
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FORM 13F
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Page 1 of 1 Name of Reporting Manager: TA ASSOCIATES, INC. 9/30/99
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ITEM 5:
ITEM 1: ITEM 2: ITEM 3: ITEM 4: SHARES OF
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP FAIR MARKET PRINCIPAL
NUMBER VALUE AMOUNT
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Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. Common 008252 10 8 10,383,667 386,369
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Ansys, Inc. Common 03662Q 10 5 63,595,445 6,607,319
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Boron Lepore & Associates, Inc. Common 10001P 10 2 50,615 9,641
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Invitrogen Corporation Common 46185R 10 0 57,154,991 1,702,942
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Monarch Dental Corporation Common 609044 10 2 3,709,304 1,695,682
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Natrol, Inc. Common 638789 10 7 17,280,000 2,160,000
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NetScout Systems, Inc. Common 64115T 10 4 139,732,155 6,499,170
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Private Business, Inc. Common 74267 10 4 20,475,129 4,427,055
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Webhire, Inc. Common 76126W 10 8 6,433,821 1,429,738
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SBA Communications Corporation Common 78388J 10 6 28,567,406 2,736,997
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Smith-Gardner & Associates, Inc. Common 832059 10 9 13,762,489 1,775,805
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Sonic Solutions Common 835460 10 6 1,219,470 481,766
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US Oncology Common 90338W 10 3 9,667,676 1,066,778
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Versant Corporation Common 925284 10 1 729,633 259,425
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WorkGroup Technology Corporation Common 980903 10 8 2,014,626 1,534,953
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COLUMN TOTALS 374,776,427 32,773,640
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ITEM 6: ITEM 8:
ITEM 1: INVESTMENT DISCRETION ITEM 7: VOTING AUTHORITY (SHARES)
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Name of Issuer (b) Shared- Managers
(a) Sole As Defined (c) Shared- See Instr. V (a) Sole (b) Shared (c) None
in Instr. V Other
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Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. X X
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Ansys, Inc. X X
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Boron Lepore & Associates, Inc. X X
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Invitrogen Corporation X X
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Monarch Dental Corporation X X
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Natrol, Inc. X X
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NetScout Systems, Inc. X X
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Private Business, Inc. X X
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Webhire, Inc. X X
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SBA Communications Corporation X X
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Smith-Gardner & Associates, Inc. X X
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Sonic Solutions X X
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US Oncology X X
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Versant Corporation X X
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WorkGroup Technology Corporation X X
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COLUMN TOTALS
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