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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)(1)

                               LIBERTE INVESTORS
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                                (Name of issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 par value
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                        (Title of class of securities)

                                    530152107
         ------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP number)

                             Wendy Schnipper Clayton
                           DDJ Capital Management, LLC
                           141 Linden Street, Suite 4
                               Wellesley, MA 02181
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      (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
                           notices and communications)

                                 August 21, 1996
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             (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 Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. [ ] (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                              (Page 1 of 13 Pages)


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     [1] 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 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).

<PAGE>
                              SCHEDULE 13D
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|
|CUSIP Nos. 530152107   |                         |     Page 2 of 14 Pages   |
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                        |
|         |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  DDJ Capital Management, LLC                                     |
|         |  04-3300754                                                      |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [X]|
|         |                                             SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                    |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    4    |  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                |
|         |        WC                                                        |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    5    |  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        |
|         |  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    6    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS                             |
|         |                                                                  |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|   NUMBER OF    |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 |
|                |     |                                                     |
|     SHARES     |     |   569,800                                           |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|  BENEFICIALLY  |     |                                                     |
|                |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                               |
| OWNED BY EACH  |     |                                                     |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   REPORTING    |     |                                                     |
|                |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            |
|     PERSON     |     |                                                     |
|                |     |   569,800                                           |
|      WITH      |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|                |  10 |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          |
|                |     |                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   11    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        569,800                                                   |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   12    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   |
|         |  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                    [ ] |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   13    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        4.69%                                                     |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   14    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                      |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        00                                                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

<PAGE>
                              SCHEDULE 13D
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|
|CUSIP Nos. 530152107   |                         |    Page 3 of 14 Pages    |
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                        |
|         |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  DDJ Overseas Corp.                                              |
|         |  98-0151108                                                      |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [X]|
|         |                                             SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                    |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    4    |  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                |
|         |        WC                                                        |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    5    |  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        |
|         |  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    6    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        CAYMAN ISLANDS                                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|   NUMBER OF    |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 |
|                |     |                                                     |
|     SHARES     |     |   242,600                                           |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|  BENEFICIALLY  |     |                                                     |
|                |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                               |
| OWNED BY EACH  |     |                                                     |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   REPORTING    |     |                                                     |
|                |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            |
|     PERSON     |     |                                                     |
|                |     |   242,600                                           |
|      WITH      |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|                |  10 |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          |
|                |     |                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   11    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        242,600                                                   |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   12    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   |
|         |  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                    [ ] |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   13    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        2.00%                                                     |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   14    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                      |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        CO                                                       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

<PAGE>
                              SCHEDULE 13D
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|
|CUSIP Nos. 530152107   |                         |    Page 4 of 14 Pages    |
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                        |
|         |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |      DDJ Galileo, LLC                                            |
|         |      04-3304422                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [X]|
|         |                                             SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                    |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    4    |  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                |
|         |        WC                                                        |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    5    |  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        |
|         |  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    6    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS                             |
|         |                                                                  |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|   NUMBER OF    |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 |
|                |     |                                                     |
|     SHARES     |     |    242,600                                          |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|  BENEFICIALLY  |     |                                                     |
|                |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                               |
| OWNED BY EACH  |     |                                                     |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   REPORTING    |     |                                                     |
|                |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            |
|     PERSON     |     |                                                     |
|                |     |    242,600                                          |
|      WITH      |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|                |  10 |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          |
|                |     |                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   11    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |         242,600                                                  |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   12    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   |
|         |  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                    [ ] |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   13    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        2.00%                                                     |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   14    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                      |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        00                                                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

<PAGE>

                              SCHEDULE 13D
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|
|CUSIP Nos. 530152107   |                         |     Page 5 of 14 Pages   |
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                        |
|         |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  DDJ Galileo Management, LLC                                     |
|         |  04-3304416                                                      |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [X]|
|         |                                             SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                    |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    4    |  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                |
|         |        WC                                                        |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    5    |  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        |
|         |  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    6    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS                             |
|         |                                                                  |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|   NUMBER OF    |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 |
|                |     |                                                     |
|     SHARES     |     |   242,600                                           |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|  BENEFICIALLY  |     |                                                     |
|                |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                               |
| OWNED BY EACH  |     |                                                     |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   REPORTING    |     |                                                     |
|                |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            |
|     PERSON     |     |                                                     |
|                |     |   242,600                                           |
|      WITH      |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|                |  10 |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          |
|                |     |                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   11    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        242,600                                                   |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   12    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   |
|         |  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                    [ ] |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   13    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        2.00%                                                     |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   14    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                      |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        00                                                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

<PAGE>
                              SCHEDULE 13D
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|
|CUSIP Nos. 530152107   |                         |     Page 6 of 14 Pages   |
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                        |
|         |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |  The Copernicus Fund, L.P.                                       |
|         |  04-3193825                                                      |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [X]|
|         |                                             SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                    |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    4    |  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                |
|         |        WC                                                        |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    5    |  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        |
|         |  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    6    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS                             |
|         |                                                                  |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|   NUMBER OF    |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 |
|                |     |                                                     |
|     SHARES     |     |   327,200                                           |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|  BENEFICIALLY  |     |                                                     |
|                |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                               |
| OWNED BY EACH  |     |                                                     |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   REPORTING    |     |                                                     |
|                |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            |
|     PERSON     |     |                                                     |
|                |     |   327,200                                           |
|      WITH      |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|                |  10 |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          |
|                |     |                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   11    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        327,200                                                   |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   12    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   |
|         |  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                    [ ] |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   13    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        2.69%                                                     |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   14    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                      |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        PN                                                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

<PAGE>
                              SCHEDULE 13D
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|
|CUSIP Nos. 530152107   |                         |     Page 7 of 14 Pages   |
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                        |
|         |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |      DDJ Copernicus, LLC                                         |
|         |      04-3304417                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [X]|
|         |                                             SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                    |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    4    |  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                |
|         |        WC                                                        |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    5    |  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        |
|         |  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    6    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS                             |
|         |                                                                  |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|   NUMBER OF    |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 |
|                |     |                                                     |
|     SHARES     |     |    327,200                                          |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|  BENEFICIALLY  |     |                                                     |
|                |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                               |
| OWNED BY EACH  |     |                                                     |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   REPORTING    |     |                                                     |
|                |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            |
|     PERSON     |     |                                                     |
|                |     |    327,200                                          |
|      WITH      |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|                |  10 |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          |
|                |     |                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   11    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |         327,200                                                  |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   12    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   |
|         |  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                    [ ] |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   13    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        2.69%                                                     |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   14    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                      |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        00                                                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


<PAGE>
                              SCHEDULE 13D
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|
|CUSIP Nos. 530152107   |                         |     Page 8 of 14 Pages   |
|-----------------------|                         |--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    1    |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                        |
|         |  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |      DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC                              |
|         |      04-3304419                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    2    |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [X]|
|         |                                             SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    3    |  SEC USE ONLY                                                    |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    4    |  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                |
|         |        WC                                                        |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    5    |  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        |
|         |  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|    6    |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS                             |
|         |                                                                  |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|   NUMBER OF    |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 |
|                |     |                                                     |
|     SHARES     |     |    327,200                                          |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|  BENEFICIALLY  |     |                                                     |
|                |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                               |
| OWNED BY EACH  |     |                                                     |
|                |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   REPORTING    |     |                                                     |
|                |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            |
|     PERSON     |     |                                                     |
|                |     |    327,200                                          |
|      WITH      |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                |     |                                                     |
|                |  10 |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          |
|                |     |                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   11    |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |         327,200                                                  |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   12    |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   |
|         |  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                    [ ] |
|         |                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   13    |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)              |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        2.69%                                                     |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                  |
|   14    |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *                                      |
|         |                                                                  |
|         |        00                                                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

<PAGE>

                                SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 530152107                                           Page 9 of 14 Pages
- -------------------                                           ------------------

         This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D ("Amendment No. 1") should be read
in conjunction with the Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D"), dated March 1, 1996,
and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by DDJ Capital Management,
LLC., a Massachusetts limited liability company ("DDJ"), and certain affiliates
relating to the common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock" or
the "Shares"), of Liberte Investors, a Massachusetts business trust, (the
"Issuer" or the "Company"). This Amendment No. 1 amends the Schedule 13D only
with respect to those items listed below. All capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto on the Schedule 13D.

         The filing of this Amendment No. 1 is not, and should not be deemed to
be, an admission that the Schedule 13D or any Amendment thereto is required to
be filed.

         In as much as neither DDJ, nor the DDJ Affiliates are the beneficial
owner of more than 5% of the shares, we have no further reporting obligations
under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

Item 2.  Identity and Background:

         Item 2 is deleted in its entirety and amended as follows:

         This statement is being filed jointly by DDJ Capital Management, LLC.
("DDJ"), a Massachusetts limited liability company, DDJ Overseas Corp., a Cayman
Islands corporation, DDJ Galileo, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability
company, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company,
The Copernicus Fund, L.P., a Massachusetts limited partnership, DDJ Copernicus,
LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, and DDJ Copernicus Management,
LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company. Each of the aforementioned
entities shall be collectively referred to as the "DDJ Affiliates." DDJ
Copernicus, LLC is the general partner of, and DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC is
the investment manager for, The Copernicus Fund, L.P. DDJ Galileo, LLC owns all
of the voting securities of, and DDJ Galileo Management, LLC is the investment 
manager for, DDJ Overseas Corp. DDJ provides administrative services to the DDJ
Affiliates.The Copernicus Fund, L.P. and DDJ Overseas Corp. shall hereinafter 
be referred to collectively as (the "Funds"). The principal office of each of 
DDJ and the DDJ Affiliates, with the exception of DDJ Overseas Corp., are 
located at 141 Linden Street, Suite 4, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181. The 
principal office of DDJ Overseas Corp. is: c/o Goldman Sachs (Cayman), Harbor 
Center, George Town, Post Office Box 896, Grand Cayman Islands.

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                                SCHEDULE 13D

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         The name, residence or business address, principal occupation or
employment and citizenship of each of the executive officers and members of DDJ
and each of the DDJ Affiliates are set forth on Schedule A hereto.

         Within the past five years, none of the persons named in this Item or
listed on Schedule A has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or has been a party to any civil
proceeding and as a result thereof was or is subject to any judgment, decree or
final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to federal or state securities laws or finding any violations
with respect to such laws.

         The shares to which this statement relates are owned directly by one or
both of the Funds.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration:

         Item 3 is deleted in its entirety and amended as follows:

         The Funds which owns or owned Shares purchased in the aggregate 783,200
Shares for cash in the amount of approximately $3,162,823 including brokerage
commissions. Proceeds from 207,800 Shares sold aggregated approximately 
$823,978. All of the 327,200 Shares of common stock now owned by The Copernicus
Fund, L.P. were purchased for cash or on margin pursuant to a typical customer
margin agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co., and all of the 242,600 Shares now
owned by DDJ Overseas Corp. were purchased for cash or on margin pursuant to a
typical customer margin agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co.

         During the period from the filing, to the date hereof, the Funds have
sold 207,800 Shares. The attached Schedule B sets forth Shares purchased and/or
sold by the Funds since June 19, 1996.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of Issuer:

         Paragraphs (a) and (b) of Item 5 are amended as follows:

         (a) DDJ Overseas Corp. owns, and DDJ Galileo, LLC and DDJ Galileo
Management LLC beneficially own as majority shareholder and investment
manager, respectively, of DDJ Overseas Corp., 242,600 Shares, or approximately
2.00% of the outstanding Shares of the Company. The Copernicus Fund, L.P. owns,
and DDJ Copernicus, LLC and DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC beneficially own, as
general 

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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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partner and investment manager, respectively, of The Copernicus Fund, L.P.,
327,200 Shares, or approximately 2.69% of the outstanding Shares of the Company.
DDJ, as administrator to the other DDJ Affiliates, may be deemed to beneficially
own 569,800 Shares, or approximately 4.69% of the outstanding Shares of the
Company. DDJ disclaims any such beneficial ownership. Neither DDJ nor any of the
DDJ Affiliates and, to the best of knowledge of DDJ and the DDJ Affiliates, none
of the persons named in Schedule A, beneficially own any other Shares.

         (b) Each of the aforementioned entities has sole power to vote and to
dispose of the Shares so indicated.

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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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                                   SCHEDULE A

         The name and present principal occupation or employment of each
executive officer and member of DDJ Capital Management, LLC and each of the DDJ
Affiliates are set forth below. The business address of each person is 141
Linden Street, Suite 4, Wellesley, MA 02181 and the address of the corporation
or organization in which such employment is conducted is the same as each
person's business address, except that the principal address of DDJ Overseas
Corp. is set forth in Item 2. All of the persons listed below are U.S. citizens.

NAME                     PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT
- ----                     ----------------------------------

Daniel G. Harmetz        Principal of DDJ Capital Management, LLC, DDJ Galileo,
                         LLC, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, DDJ Copernicus, LLC
                         and DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC

David J. Breazzano       Principal of DDJ Capital Management, LLC, DDJ Galileo,
                         LLC, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, DDJ Copernicus, LLC
                         and DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC

Judy K. Mencher          Principal of DDJ Capital Management, LLC, DDJ Galileo,
                         LLC, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, DDJ Copernicus, LLC,
                         DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC and Vice President of
                         DDJ Overseas Corp.

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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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                                   SCHEDULE B

Liberte Investors
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         Set forth below is an itemization of all purchases and sales of Shares
of Common Stock since June 21, 1996. The transactions were made for cash in open
market transactions.

DATE           TYPE-PURCHASE       SHARES         AGGREGATE
               OR SALE                              PRICE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------

07/22/96       Buy                 17,000         $  66,725.00
08/14/96       Sale                30,000         $ 115,346.12
08/15/96       Sale                27,000         $ 103,811.51
08/16/96       Sale                59,000         $ 234,723.61
08/20/96       Sale                15,000         $  64,860.82
08/21/96       Sale                 9,300         $  40,407.14
08/23/96       Sale                15,000         $  68,910.68

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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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                                   Signature:

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

DDJ CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
DDJ GALILEO, LLC
DDJ GALILEO MANAGEMENT, LLC
DDJ COPERNICUS, LLC, on behalf of itself
  and as General Partner for THE
  COPERNICUS FUND, L.P.
DDJ COPERNICUS MANAGEMENT, LLC
DDJ OVERSEAS CORP.




By: ___________________________________________
     Judy K. Mencher
     Member of DDJ Capital Management, LLC
     DDJ Galileo, LLC, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC,
     DDJ Copernicus, LLC,
     DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC and
     Vice President of DDJ Overseas Corp.

Dated:






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