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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: 12-31-99
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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
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Address: 125 High Street
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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) 574-6712
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
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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: 47,878,016
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 1,516,181,405
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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.-12/31/99
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Item 6:
Item 5: Investment Discretion
Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Shares of -----------------------------------
Name of Issuer Title of Class CUSIP Fair Market Principal (b) Shared-
Number Value Amount (a) Sole As Defined (c) Shared-
in Instr. V Other
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Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. Common 008252 10 8 15,108,708 376,541 X
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Andover.Net, Inc. Common 034318 10 5 217,144,341 6,116,742 X
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Ansys, Inc. Common 03662Q 10 5 72,680,509 6,607,319 X
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Boron Lepore & Associates, Inc. Common 10001P 10 2 62,667 9,641 X
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BSQUARE Corporation Common 11776O 10 2 294,225,113 7,015,800 X
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Finisar Corporation Common 31787A 10 1 564,127,472 6,329,621 X
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Invitrogen Corporation Common 46185R 10 0 52,755,785 882,942 X
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Monarch Dental Corporation Common 609044 10 2 2,914,453 1,695,682 X
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Natrol, Inc. Common 638789 10 7 15,255,000 2,160,000 X
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NetScout Systems, Inc. Common 64115T 10 4 201,474,270 6,499,170 X
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Private Business, Inc. Common 74267 10 4 21,028,511 4,427,055 X
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SBA Communications Corporation Common 78388J 10 6 49,779,133 2,736,997 X
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Smith-Gardner & Associates, Inc. Common 832059 10 9 132,549 7,797 X
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Sonic Solutions Common 835460 10 6 1,870,265 474,988 X
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US Oncology Common 90338W 10 3 4,888,494 1,002,768 X
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WorkGroup Technology Corporation Common 980903 10 8 2,734,135 1,534,953 X
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COLUMN TOTALS 1,516,181,405 47,878,016
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FORM 13F
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Page 1 of 1 Name of Reporting Manager: TA ASSOCIATES, INC.-12/31/99
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ITEM 8:
Item 7: Voting Authority (Shares)
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Name of Issuer Managers
See Instr. V (a) Sole (b) Shared (c) None
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Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. X
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Andover.Net, Inc. X
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Ansys, Inc. X
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Boron Lepore & Associates, Inc. X
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BSQUARE Corporation X
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Finisar Corporation X
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Invitrogen Corporation X
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Monarch Dental Corporation X
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Natrol, Inc. X
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NetScout Systems, Inc. X
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Private Business, Inc. X
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SBA Communications Corporation X
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Smith-Gardner & Associates, Inc. X
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Sonic Solutions X
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US Oncology X
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WorkGroup Technology Corporation X
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COLUMN TOTALS
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