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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entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
Address: 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94133
File 13F File Number: [28-4768]
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, and 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: Murray A. Indick
Title: Partner and General Counsel
Phone: (415) 434-1111
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Murray A. Indick San Francisco, California November 8, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 23
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,243,751
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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A.C.NIELSEN COM 004833109 54676 2296100 SH SOLE 2296100
BARD (C.R.) INC COM 067383109 35072 830100 SH SOLE 830100
CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC COM 12489L108 41943 3423886 SH SOLE 3423886
COPART, INC. COM 217204106 67763 4883840 SH SOLE 4883840
FAIR ISAAC & COMPANY INC COM 303250104 47840 1120700 SH SOLE 1120700
GALILEO INTL INC COM COM 363547100 21405 1381000 SH SOLE 1381000
GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT-(NEW) COM 367905106 51596 2161098 SH SOLE 2161098
HAEMONETICS CORP COM 405024100 101143 3966400 SH SOLE 3966400
HARLAND (JOHN H.) CO. COM 412693103 62058 4052750 SH SOLE 4052750
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC COM 46120e107 8111 690269 SH SOLE 690269
MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC COM 559079108 18626 4806800 SH SOLE 4806800
NATIONAL DATA CORP COM 635621105 30650 934100 SH SOLE 934100
NAVIGANT CONSULTING CO. COM 63935n107 7625 2218100 SH SOLE 2218100
NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORP-CLASS COM 667280101 129601 5276390 SH SOLE 5276390
NOVA CORP. COM 669784100 43105 2517100 SH SOLE 2517100
PERINI CORPORATION COM 713839108 24749 5823397 SH SOLE 5823397
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS COM 72813P100 155895 13197500 SH SOLE 13197500
SCOTT TECHNOLOGIES INC--Unregi COM 810022301 23602 1332046 SH SOLE 1332046
SCOTT TECHNOLOGIES, INC COM 810022301 45488 2567230 SH SOLE 2567230
SYNOPSYS INC COM 871607107 100869 2663200 SH SOLE 2663200
URS COM 903236107 23673 1786679 SH SOLE 1786679
URS (warrant shares-Unregister COM 903236107 17153 1294586 SH SOLE 1294586
WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL-CL B COM 930059209 131106 4520900 SH SOLE 4520900
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