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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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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: The Value Realization Fund, L.P.
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Address: 9665 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 200
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Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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Form 13F File Number: 28-6780
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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: Joshua S. Friedman
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Title: Managing Director of Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, which is the
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general partner of Canpartners Investments III, L.P., which is
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the general partner of the Value Realization Fund, L.P.
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Phone: (310) 247-2700
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Joshua S. Friedman Beverly Hills, CA May 13, 1999
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
/ / 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
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/X/ 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.]
Form 13F File Number Name
28-7392 Canyon Capital Advisors LLC
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