13F-HR 1 blum13f0612.txt FORM 13F FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2012 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: Gwen G. Reinke Title: General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Phone: (415) 434-1111 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Gwen G. Reinke San Francisco, California August 14, 2012 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: 17 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 1,230,488 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ADVANCED AUTO PARTS, INC. COM 00751Y106 27117 397500 SH Sole 397500 AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 05367P100 60461 8137352 SH Sole 8137352 CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION COM 141665109 92435 13816962 SH Sole 13816962 CAREFUSION CORPORATION COM 14170T101 43849 1707500 SH Sole 1707500 CBRE GROUP, INC. COM 12504L109 353303 21595535 SH Sole 21595535 COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC. COM 19421W100 71829 3353369 SH Sole 3353369 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. COM 286082102 20443 1258022 SH Sole 1258022 ERESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 29481V108 36384 4550901 SH Sole 4550901 ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. COM 45068b109 242807 3996822 SH Sole 3996822 JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. COM 46612K108 60545 2039223 SH Sole 2039223 MARIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE COM 57164Y107 16249 524496 SH Sole 524496 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 60935Y208 29405 2014049 SH Sole 2014049 NEWELL RUBBERMAID, INC. COM 651229106 16950 934400 SH Sole 934400 PRGX GLOBAL, INC. COM 69357c503 23737 2985855 SH Sole 2985855 SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION COM 78388J106 54438 954210 SH Sole 954210 SEALED AIR CORP. COM 81211k100 10459 677400 SH Sole 677400 SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY COM 784117103 70077 3523251 SH Sole 3523251