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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: September 30, 2000
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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
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Form 13F File Number: 28-6780
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: R. Christian B. Evensen
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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 the
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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/ R. Christian B. Evensen Beverly Hills, California 11/08/2000
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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.)
[X] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s)).
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[ ] 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:
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 28-7392 Canyon Capital Advisors LLC
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