13F-HR 1 blum13f0310.txt FORM 13F FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 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, 2010 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment: [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings 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: Gregory D. Hitchan Title: Partner, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary Phone: (415) 434-1111 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan San Francisco, California May 17, 2010 Report Type: [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE * * * * * FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 15 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,138,814 List of Other Included Managers: NONE * * * * * 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- AMERICAN REPROGRAPHICS COMPANY COM 029263100 31935 3560203 SH Sole 3560203 AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 05367P100 120043 8711367 SH Sole 8711367 CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION COM 141665109 508367 16067235 SH Sole 16067235 CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC. COM 12497t101 439932 27755947 SH Sole 27755947 COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC. COM 19421W100 63373 2786844 SH Sole 2786844 ECHOSTAR CORPORATION COM 278768106 33248 1639449 SH Sole 1639449 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. COM 286082102 17626 1515559 SH Sole 1515559 ERESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 29481V108 38795 5622473 SH Sole 5622473 FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION COM 318522307 141342 4176771 SH Sole 4176771 ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. COM 45068b109 415386 3692975 SH Sole 3692975 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 60935Y109 65759 17259466 SH Sole 17259466 PRGX GLOBAL, INC. COM 69357c503 20813 3545763 SH Sole 3545763 ROVI CORPORATION COM 779376102 64489 1736848 SH Sole 1736848 SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION COM 78388J106 98020 2717496 SH Sole 2717496 SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY COM 784117103 79686 3627058 SH Sole 3627058