ODYSSEY PARTNERS LP
SC 13D, 1995-10-04
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D


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

                              Telemundo Group, Inc.
                              ---------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Series A Common Stock, $ .01 par value
                     --------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    87943M306
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

        Lawrence Levitt, Chief Financial Officer, Odyssey Partners, L.P.
          31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019 (212) 708-0600
          ------------------------------------------------------------
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)

                               September 29, 1995
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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.

*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 shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 13 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).

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

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 CUSIP No. 87943M306                    Page     2     of     5    Pages

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

                    Odyssey Partners, L.P. (E.I. No. 13-5614745)
- ------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
        2           CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP       (a)



                                                                           (b)


- ------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
        3           SEC USE ONLY

- ------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
        4           SOURCE OF FUNDS
                    WC

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        5           CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
                    PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)

- ------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
        6           CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                    Delaware
- ------------------- ---------------- ----------------------------------------
     NUMBER OF             7         SOLE VOTING POWER
      SHARES                         396,611 (see Item 5)
   BENEFICIALLY
     OWNED BY
       EACH
    REPORTING
      PERSON
       WITH
                    ---------------- ----------------------------------------
                           8         SHARED VOTING POWER
                                     0


                    ---------------- -----------------------------------------
                           9         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                     396,611 (see Item 5)

                    ---------------- -----------------------------------------
                          10         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                     0


- ------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
        11          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
                    PERSON
                    396,611 (see Item 5)

- ------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
        12          CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
                    CERTAIN SHARES

- ------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
        13          PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                    6.8% (see Item 5)
- ------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
        14          TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                    PN
- ------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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<PAGE>

     This Amendment No. 1 amends and  supplements  the Statement on Schedule 13D
(the "Schedule  13D") filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on July
11, 1995 with respect to the Series A Common Stock,  $.01 par value (the "Series
A Shares"),  of Telemundo Group,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation (the "Company").
The common stock,  par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock")
consists  of two  series:  (i) the  Series A Shares and (ii) the Series B Common
Stock, $.01 par value (the "Series B Shares").

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

     The person  filing  this  Amendment  No. 1 is  Odyssey  Partners,  L.P.,  a
Delaware  limited  partnership  ("Odyssey").  Odyssey  is a  private  investment
partnership  with substantial  equity capital invested in marketable  securities
and closely held  businesses.  Odyssey's  principal  executive office is 31 West
52nd Street, New York, New York 10019.

     Odyssey has six general partners  (individually,  a "General  Partner" and,
collectively,  the  "General  Partners"):  Leon Levy,  Jack Nash,  Joshua  Nash,
Stephen  Berger,  Brian  Wruble and Nash Family  Partnership,  L.P.,  a New York
limited partnership.  The business address of each General Partner is 31 W. 52nd
Street,  New York, N.Y. 10019.  The principal  occupation of Messrs.  Levy, Jack
Nash,  Joshua  Nash,  Berger and Wruble (each of whom is a citizen of the United
States) is to serve as a general partner of Odyssey.  The principal  business of
Nash Family Partnership, L.P. is investments. The general partner of Nash Family
Partnership,  L.P. is Joshua Nash.  

     During the last five years,  neither  Odyssey  nor any General  Partner has
been (i) convicted in a criminal  proceeding  (excluding  traffic  violations or
similar  misdemeanors)  or (ii) a party to a civil  proceeding  of a judicial or
administrative body of competent  jurisdiction as a result of which it was or is
subject to a judgment,  decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

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

     As reported in Item 5 below,  since the filing of the Schedule 13D, Odyssey
has acquired  beneficial  ownership of an  additional  113,000  shares of Common
Stock in open market  purchases for an aggregate  purchase  price of $1,872,750,
which funds were derived from Odyssey's working capital.

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     No part of the purchase  price for the Common Stock  beneficially  owned by
Odyssey is or will be  represented by funds or other  consideration  borrowed or
otherwise  obtained for the purpose of acquiring,  holding,  trading,  or voting
Common Stock.  All or part of the shares of Common Stock  beneficially  owned by
Odyssey may from time to time be pledged with one or more  banking  institutions
or  brokerage  firms as  collateral  for loans made by such bank(s) or brokerage
firm(s) to Odyssey.  Such loans bear  interest at a rate based upon the broker's
call rate from time to time in effect.  Such indebtedness may be refinanced with
other banks or broker-dealers.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

    (a) Odyssey beneficially owns an aggregate of 396,611 shares of Common Stock
(approximately 4.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), comprised of (i)
122,940 Series A Shares  (approximately 2.2% of the outstanding Series A Shares)
and (ii) 273,641 Series B Shares (approximately 6.1% of the outstanding Series B
Shares).*

     Each Series B Share is convertible at the option of the holder thereof into
one Series A Share.**  In the event that  Odyssey  were to convert  all Series B
Shares beneficially owned by it into Series A Shares, Odyssey would beneficially
own an aggregate of 396,611 Series A Shares, or 6.8% of the outstanding Series A
Shares.

     To  the  best  of  Odyssey's  knowledge,   none  of  the  General  Partners
beneficially  owns any Common  Stock,  other than in its  capacity  as a general
partner of Odyssey.



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* A total of 10,000,000  shares of Common Stock (comprised of 5,523,504 Series A
Shares and 4,476,496  Series B Shares were  outstanding  as of June 30, 1995, as
reported in the  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 1995.

** In  addition,  pursuant to the  provisions  of the  Restated  Certificate  of
Incorporation  of the  Company  (the  "Certificate"),  the Series B Shares  will
automatically  convert to Series A Shares upon the  Transfer  (as defined in the
Certificate)  of such Series B Shares other than to a Permitted  Transferee  (as
defined in the Certificate) or upon the earlier to occur of December 20, 1999 or
such time as there are fewer than 2,000,000 shares of Series B Shares issued and
outstanding. The Certificate is included as Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 13D.

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     (c)  During  the 60 days  preceding  the  filing of this  Amendment  No. 1,
Odyssey effected sale and purchase transactions of Series A Shares on the NASDAQ
National Market System, as set forth below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Date of                Nature of        Number          Price Per
Transaction            Transaction     of Shares          Share         Total
- -----------            -----------     ---------        ----------      -----
<S>                    <C>                <C>           <C>            <C>
August 18, 1995        Purchase           40,000        $16.25          $650,000

August 25, 1995        Sale               10,000         16.50           165,000

September 29, 1995     Purchase           73,000         16.75         1,272,750
</TABLE>



Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
        Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

     The shares of Common Stock  reported  herein do not include 13,200 Series A
Shares  beneficially  owned by Nader Tavakoli,  an employee of Odyssey.  Odyssey
disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. Except with respect to the shares
of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Tavakoli,  neither Odyssey nor, to the
best of Odyssey's knowledge, any General Partner, has entered into any contract,
arrangement,  understanding or relationship (legal or otherwise) with any person
with respect to any securities of the Company.

                                                SIGNATURE

     After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,  the
undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated: October 3, 1995

                                                     ODYSSEY PARTNERS, L.P.



                                                     By:      /s/ Jack Nash
                                                        ------------------
                                                            Jack Nash
                                                          General Partner
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