13F-HR 1 blum13f0905.txt 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, 2005 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] 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: General Counsel and Secretary Phone: (415) 434-1111 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan San Francisco, California November 14, 2005 Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 22 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,647,345 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- BISYS GROUP, INC. COM 055472104 40708 3031100 SH SOLE 3031100 CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC. COM 12497T101 812172 16507565 SH SOLE 16507565 COPART, INC. COM 217204106 79544 3332400 SH SOLE 3332400 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. COM 286082102 50302 2192752 SH SOLE 2192752 ERESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 29481V108 125546 8847490 SH SOLE 8847490 ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. COM 45068B109 326677 6619600 SH SOLE 6619600 JANUS CAPITAL GROUP, INC. COM 47102X105 215461 14910800 SH SOLE 14910800 KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. COM 49460W208 239563 4217653 SH SOLE 4217653 LINCARE HOLDINGS COM 532791100 100174 2440300 SH SOLE 2440300 LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COM 533535100 1672 141777 SH SOLE 141777 MACROVISION CORPORATION COM 555904101 27295 1429044 SH SOLE 1429044 NOVELL INC. COM 670006105 142297 19100258 SH SOLE 19100258 PAXAR CORP. COM 704227107 36066 2140400 SH SOLE 2140400 PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, INC. COM 705324101 41782 543900 SH SOLE 543900 PEGASUS SOLUTIONS INC COM 705906105 25890 2883095 SH SOLE 2883095 PERINI CORPORATION COM 713839108 56732 3117147 SH SOLE 3117147 PRG-SCHULTZ INTERNATIONAL COM 69357C107 27862 9287073 SH SOLE 9287073 PRG-SCHULTZ INTERNATIONAL NOTE 4.75% 11/06 69357CAA5 31055 4651939 SH SOLE 4651939 ROSS STORES, INC. COM 778296103 24724 1043189 SH SOLE 1043189 SKILLSOFT PLC COM 830928107 23044 5031430 SH SOLE 5031430 TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION COM 872275102 74146 2771800 SH SOLE 2771800 URS CORP COM 903236107 144633 3580907 SH SOLE 3580907