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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: 9-29-2000
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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: Thomas P. Alber
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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Phone: (617) 574-6735
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
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/s/ BOSTON, MA
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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 File Number Name
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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: 34,832,334
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 557,711,809
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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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No. Form 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F
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(SEC ONLY)
Page 1 of 1 Name of Reporting Manager: TA ASSOCIATES, INC. 9-29-00
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Item 6: Item 8:
Investment Discretion Item 7: Voting Authority Shares
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(b) See
Shared Instr. V (a) (b) (c)
Item 5: As Sole Shared None
Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Shares of Defined (c)
Title CUSIP Fair Market Principal (a) in Shared-
Name of Issuer of Class Number Value Amount Sole Instr. V Other
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ANSYS, INC. COMMON 03662Q105 35,036,760 2,950,464 X X
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Boron Lepore & Associates, Inc. Common 10001P102 34,338 3,350 X X
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BSQUARE Corporation Common 11776O102 107,867,925 7,015,800 X X
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Finisar Corporation Common 31787A101 147,880,698 3,060,920 X X
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Fargo Electronics, Inc. Common 30744P102 19,335,938 3,125,000 X X
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Invitrogen Corporation Common 46185R100 31,740,989 446,663 X X
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Monarch Dental Corporation Common 609044102 2,728,988 1,617,178 X X
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Natrol, Inc. Common 638789107 4,995,000 2,160,000 X X
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NetScout Systems, Inc. Common 64115T104 154,355,288 6,499,170 X X
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Private Business, Inc. Common 74267104 4,427,055 4,427,055 X X
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SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION COMMON 78388J106 14,235,475 339,445 X X
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US Oncology Common 90338W103 4,543,793 1,002,768 X X
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WorkGroup Technology Corporation Common 980903108 527,640 1,534,953 X X
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VA Linux Common 91819B105 30,001,922 649,568 X X
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COLUMN TOTALS 557,711,809 34,832,334
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