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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )*
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Cable Design Technologies Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
126924109
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [_]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing 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).
*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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 ("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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CUSIP No. 126924109 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Golder, Thoma, Cressey Fund II
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Illinois
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES -0-
BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 126924109 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Golder, Thoma, Cressey & Rauner, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Illinois
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share
------------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES -0-
BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share
------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 126924109 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Bryan C, Cressey
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share
------------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES -0-
BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share
------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP No. 126924109 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Bruce V. Rauner
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share
------------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share
------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP No. 126924109 13G Page 6 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Carl D. Thoma
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share
------------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share
------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
[_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP No. 126924109 Page 7 of 9 Pages
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
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Cable Design Technologies Corporation
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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Foster Plaza 7
661 Andersen Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
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Golder, Thoma, Cressey Fund II is the beneficial owner of the
Common Stock. Golder, Thoma, Cressey & Rauner, L.P. ("GTCR")
is the general partner of Golder, Thoma, Cressey Fund II.
Bryan C. Cressey, Bruce V. Rauner and Carl D. Thoma are
general partners of GTCR.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
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Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc.
6100 Sears Tower
Chicago, IL 60606
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
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Messrs. Cressey, Rauner and Thoma are United States citizens.
Golder, Thoma, Cressey Fund II and Golder, Thoma, Cressey &
Rauner, L.P. are Illinois limited partnerships.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
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126924109
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b),
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check whether the person filing is a:
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Not applicable
Item 4. Ownership
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(b) Percent of Class
7.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
2,140,883 share of Common Stock, par value $.01
per share
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CUSIP No. 126924109 Page 8 of 9 Pages
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
-0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
2,140,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01
per share
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
-0-
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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Not applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
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Not applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
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Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
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Not applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
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Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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Not applicable
Item 10. Certification:
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By signing below the undersigned certify that, to the
best of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were
not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.
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CUSIP No. 126924109 Page 9 of 9 Pages
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
February 12, 1999 Golder, Thoma, Cressey Fund II
By: Golder, Thoma, Cressey & Rauner, L.P.
General Partner
By: /s/ Bruce V. Rauner
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Name: Bruce V. Rauner
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Title: General Partner
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Golder, Thoma, Cressey & Rauner, L.P.
By: /s/ Bruce V. Rauner
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Name: Bruce V. Rauner
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Title: General Partner
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/s/ Bryan C. Cressey
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Bryan C. Cressey
/s/ Bruce V. Rauner
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Bruce V. Rauner
/s/ Carl D. Thoma
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Carl D. Thoma
