SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CBRE HOLDING, INC.
------------------------------------------------
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value
------------------------------------------------
(Title of Class of Securities)
None
------------------------------------------------
(CUSIP Number)
Murray A. Indick
909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 434-1111
-----------------------------------------------------
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
July 20, 2001
---------------------------------------------------------
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [_].
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 2 of 26
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME OR REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
RCBA STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P.
94-3303833
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2 (a) [X]
(b) [X]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC USE ONLY
3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOURCE OF FUNDS*:
4
See Item 3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
6
Delaware
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 8,100,925**
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
8,100,925**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
8,100,925**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12
[X]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
13
83.6%**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
14
PN
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*See Instructions Before Filling Out!
**See Item 5 below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 3 of 26
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME OR REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
RCBA GP, L.L.C.
94-3303831
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2 (a) [X]
(b) [X]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC USE ONLY
3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOURCE OF FUNDS*:
4
See Item 3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
6
Delaware
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 8,100,925**
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
8,100,925**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
8,100,925**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12
[X]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
13
83.6%**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
14
OO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*See Instructions Before Filling Out!
**See Item 5 below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 4 of 26
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME OR REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS II, L.P.
94-3395151
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2 (a) [X]
(b) [X]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC USE ONLY
3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOURCE OF FUNDS*:
4
See Item 3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
6
Delaware
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 8,100,925**
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
8,100,925**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
8,100,925**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12
[X]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
13
83.6%**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
14
PN
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*See Instructions Before Filling Out!
**See Item 5 below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 5 of 26
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME OR REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C.
94-3395150
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2 (a) [X]
(b) [X]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC USE ONLY
3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOURCE OF FUNDS*:
4
See Item 3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
6
Delaware
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 8,100,925**
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
8,100,925**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
8,100,925**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12
[X]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
13
83.6%**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
14
OO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*See Instructions Before Filling Out!
**See Item 5 below
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 6 of 26
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME OR REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
RICHARD C. BLUM
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2 (a) [X]
(b) [X]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC USE ONLY
3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOURCE OF FUNDS*:
4
See Item 3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
6
U.S.A.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 8,100,925**
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
8,100,925**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
8,100,925**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12
[X]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
13
83.6%**
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
14
IN
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*See Instructions Before Filling Out!
**See Item 5 below
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 7 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ITEM 1 Security and Issuer.
This Schedule 13D relates to the Class A Common Stock, $.01 par
value (the "Class A Common Stock"), of CBRE Holding, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Issuer"), having its principal executive offices at 200 North
Sepulveda Boulevard, El Segundo, California 90245-4380.
ITEM 2 Identity and Background.
This Schedule 13D is being filed by RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership ("RCBA Partners"); RCBA GP, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company ("RCBA GP"); Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("Blum Partners," and taken together with RCBA
Partners, the "Blum Funds"); Blum Strategic GP II, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company ("Blum GP"); and Richard C. Blum, a managing member of RCBA GP
and Blum GP (collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
RCBA Partners is a Delaware limited partnership whose principal
business is investing in securities and whose principal office is 909 Montgomery
Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94133.
RCBA GP is a Delaware limited liability company whose principal
business is acting as the sole general partner of RCBA Partners and whose
principal office is 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California
94133.
Blum Partners is a Delaware limited partnership whose principal
business is investing in securities and whose principal office is 909 Montgomery
Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94133.
Blum GP is a Delaware limited liability company whose principal
business is acting as the sole general partner of Blum Partners and whose
principal office is 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California
94133.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 8 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The names of the managing members and members of RCBA GP, their
addresses, citizenship and principal occupations are as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name and Office Held Business Address Citizenship Principal Occupation or
Employment
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard C. Blum, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA President & Chairman,
Managing Member San Francisco, CA 94133 BLUM Capital Partners,
L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nils Colin Lind, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 Norway Managing Partner, BLUM
Managing Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Capital Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Claus J. Moller, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 Denmark Managing Partner, BLUM
Managing Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Capital Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John C. Walker, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA Partner, BLUM Capital
Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kevin A. Richardson, II, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA Partner, BLUM Capital
Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jose S. Medeiros, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 Brazil Partner, BLUM Capital
Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeffrey A. Cozad, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA Partner, BLUM Capital
Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marc T. Scholvinck, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA Partner and Chief
Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Financial Officer, BLUM
Capital Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Murray A. Indick, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA Partner and General
Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Counsel, BLUM Capital
Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 9 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The names of the managing members and members of Blum GP, their
addresses, citizenship and principal occupations are as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name and Office Held Business Address Citizenship Principal Occupation or
Employment
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard C. Blum, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA President & Chairman,
Managing Member San Francisco, CA 94133 BLUM Capital Partners,
L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nils Colin Lind, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 Norway Managing Partner, BLUM
Managing Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Capital Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Claus J. Moller, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 Denmark Managing Partner, BLUM
Managing Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Capital Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John C. Walker, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA Partner, BLUM Capital
Managing Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kevin A. Richardson, II, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA Partner, BLUM Capital
Managing Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jose S. Medeiros, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 Brazil Partner, BLUM Capital
Managing Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeffrey A. Cozad, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA Partner, BLUM Capital
Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marc T. Scholvinck, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA Partner and Chief
Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Financial Officer, BLUM
Capital Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Murray A. Indick, 909 Montgomery St., Suite 400 USA Partner and General
Member San Francisco, CA 94133 Counsel, BLUM Capital
Partners, L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the
entities or persons identified in the previous paragraphs of this Item 2 has,
during the past five years, been convicted of any criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), nor been a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as
a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final
order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with
respect to such laws.
ITEM 3 Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
On February 22, 2001, RCBA Partners purchased 10 shares of the
Issuer's common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Old Common Stock"), from the
Issuer for aggregate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 10 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
cash consideration of $160.00. The source of funds for the purchase of such
shares was the working capital of RCBA Partners.
On February 23, 2001, the Issuer, its subsidiary BLUM CB Corp., a
Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub"), and CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.
("Services") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as subsequently
amended and restated, the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Merger
Agreement, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub would merge
with and into Services (the "Merger"), and holders of the common stock of
Services ("Services Common Stock") (other than certain holders including the
Issuer) would receive consideration of $16.00 per share in cash in exchange for
their shares.
Also on February 23, 2001, the Issuer, RCBA Partners, Merger Sub,
Issuer and the other parties thereto entered into a Contribution and Voting
Agreement (as subsequently amended and restated, the "Contribution Agreement"),
pursuant to which Contribution Agreement, among other things, (i) RCBA Partners
agreed to contribute (the "Share Contribution") to the Issuer all of the shares
of Services Common Stock that it beneficially owned immediately prior to the
completion of the Merger in consideration for the issuance to RCBA Partners by
the Issuer of an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.01
per share (the "Class B Common Stock"), and (ii) RCBA Partners agreed to
contribute (the "Cash Contribution") to the Issuer between approximately $32.2
million and approximately $83.9 million of cash in consideration for the
issuance to RCBA Partners by the Issuer of a number of shares of Class B Common
Stock equal to the amount of such Cash Contribution divided by $16.00. The
Contribution Agreement is filed as an Exhibit hereto (as indicated in Item 7
below) and incorporated by reference herein.
On June 7, 2001, RCBA Partners purchased 241,875 shares of Old
Common Stock from the Issuer for aggregate cash consideration of $3,870,000. The
source of funds for the purchase of such shares was the working capital of RCBA
Partners.
On June 29, 2001, each share of Old Common Stock was automatically
converted into one share of Class B Common Stock pursuant to the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer.
On July 19, 2001, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption
Agreement (the "Assignment Agreement"), RCBA Partners assigned to Blum Partners
all of its rights and obligations to make $46,040,112 of the Cash Contribution
and to contribute 37,540 shares of Services Common Stock as part of the Share
Contribution. The Assignment Agreement is filed as an Exhibit hereto (as
indicated in Item 7 below) and incorporated by reference herein.
On July 20, 2001, the Merger Agreement closed and the Merger was
completed. Immediately prior to the Merger, pursuant to the Contribution
Agreement, (a) RCBA Partners contributed 3,386,346 shares of Services Common
Stock to the Issuer and the Issuer issued 3,386,346 shares of Class B Common
Stock to RCBA Partners, (b) Blum Partners contributed 37,540 shares of Services
Common Stock to the Issuer and the Issuer issued 37,540 shares of Class B Common
Stock to Blum Partners, (c) RCBA Partners contributed $25,522,992.00 to the
Issuer and the Issuer issued 1,595,187 shares of Class B Common Stock to RCBA
Partners and (d) Blum Partners contributed $45,439,472.00 to the Issuer and the
Issuer issued 2,839,967
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 11 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
shares of Class B Common Stock to Blum Partners. The source of funds for the
purchase of shares of Class B Common Stock by RCBA Partners and Blum Partners in
connection with the Cash Contribution was the working capital of RCBA Partners
and Blum Partners, respectively.
ITEM 4 Purpose of Transaction.
The information set forth or incorporated by reference in Items 2,
3, 5 and 6 is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The Reporting Persons acquired the Class B Common Stock in order to
obtain a substantial and controlling equity position in the Issuer. In
addition, the Reporting Persons have acquired certain rights and obligations
with respect to the Issuer that are contained in a Securityholders' Agreement,
dated as of July 20, 2001, among RCBA Partners, Blum Partners, FS Equity
Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International, L.P., The Koll Holding
Company, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Frederic V. Malek, DLJ
Investment Funding, Inc., Credit Suisse Boston Corporation, Raymond E. Wirta, W.
Brett White, Services and the Issuer, which was entered into in connection with
the completion of the Merger and is described in Item 6 below, filed as an
Exhibit hereto (as indicated in Item 7 below) and incorporated by reference
herein.
Pursuant to such Securityholders' Agreement, among other things,
the Blum Funds have the right to designate a majority of the Board of Directors
(the "Board") of the Issuer and each of the parties to the Securityholders'
Agreement that holds shares of Class B Common Stock generally has agreed to vote
each of such shares in favor of the election to the Board of such designees, as
well as the designees of specified other holders of Class B Common Stock. As of
the date hereof, the Board consists of 5 directors and the Blum Funds have
designated Richard C. Blum and Claus J. Moller as directors (Mr. Blum was
designated by RCBA Partners and Mr. Moller was designated by Blum Partners). The
Reporting Persons expect that the Board will soon be increased to 8 directors
and that 2 of the additional 3 directors will be designated by RCBA Partners.
Under the Securityholders' Agreement, RCBA Partners and Blum Partners will be
entitled to change any such designations made by them at any time. Although it
is not the present intention of the Reporting Persons to do so, as a result of
the right of the Reporting Persons to designate a majority of the members of the
Board, the Reporting Persons may discuss ideas that, if effected, may result in
changes to the management of the Issuer.
Also pursuant to the Securityholders' Agreement, among other
things, subject to limited exceptions, each of the holders of Class B Common
Stock other than the Blum Funds has agreed to vote each of the shares of Class B
Common Stock it or he beneficially owns on matters to be decided by the
stockholders of the Issuer in the same manner as RCBA Partners votes the shares
of Class B Common Stock that it beneficially owns. The exceptions apply to
transactions between the Blum Funds or their affiliates and the Issuer or its
subsidiaries and to amendments to the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of
the Issuer that adversely affect the other holders of Class A Common Stock or
Class B Common Stock (the "Common Stock") relative to the Blum Funds.
The Reporting Persons may sell a limited number of shares of Class
B Common Stock beneficially owned by them to the Issuer if after the closing of
the Merger the Issuer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 12 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
receives additional proceeds from the sale of shares of Class A Common Stock to
its employees. In addition, while it is not the current intention of the
Reporting Persons to do so and the Securityholders' Agreement contains certain
obligations applicable to the Reporting Persons if they choose to do so, the
Reporting Persons may dispose of some or all of their interest in the Class B
Common Stock held by them in privately negotiated transactions with third
parties (including through an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a
merger, reorganization or liquidation), through a public offering upon exercise
of the registration rights provided in the Securityholders' Agreement, or
otherwise, depending upon an ongoing evaluation of the investment, prevailing
market conditions, liquidity requirements of the Reporting Persons and other
factors and considerations. Alternatively, subject to the terms of the
Securityholders' Agreement, while it is not the present intention of the
Reporting Parties to do so, the Reporting Persons may seek to acquire additional
shares of Class B Common Stock, Class A Common Stock or other securities of the
Issuer through privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.
Except to the extent the foregoing may be deemed a plan or
proposal, none of the Reporting Persons has any plans or proposals which relate
to, or could result in, any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through
(j), inclusive, of the instructions to Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting
Persons may, at any time and from time to time, review or reconsider their
position and/or change their purpose and/or formulate plans or proposals with
respect thereto.
ITEM 5 Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
The information set forth or incorporated by reference in Items 2,
3, 4 and 6 is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(a), (b) Based upon information provided by the Issuer, immediately after
the completion of the Merger, there were 1,589,774 shares of Class A Common
Stock outstanding and 12,649,813 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
Pursuant to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, each share
of Class B Common Stock may be converted by the holder thereof into one share of
Class A Common Stock at any time at the option of such holder. Accordingly, any
holder of shares of Class B Common Stock may be deemed to beneficially own an
equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock.
After taking into account the transactions described in Item 3, (i)
RCBA Partners directly owns 5,223,418 shares of Class B Common Stock and (ii)
Blum Partners directly owns 2,877,507 shares of Class B Common Stock.
Accordingly, (A) RCBA Partners may be deemed to beneficially own 5,223,418
shares of Class A Common Stock, which is equal to approximately 53.9% of the
outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, and (B) Blum Partners may be deemed
to beneficially own 2,877,507 shares of Class A Common Stock, which is equal to
approximately 29.7% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. The
beneficial ownership percentages calculated in the immediately foregoing
sentence assume the conversion of all shares of Class B Common Stock directly
owned by RCBA Partners and Blum Partners into shares of Class A Common Stock and
no conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock by any other direct owners of
shares of Class B Common Stock.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 13 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RCBA GP, which is the sole general partner of RCBA Partners, has
sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Class B Common
Stock directly owned by RCBA Partners. Accordingly, RCBA GP may be deemed to
beneficially own such shares. Blum GP, which is the sole general partner of Blum
Partners, has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of
Class B Common Stock directly owned by Blum Partners. Accordingly, Blum GP may
be deemed to beneficially own such shares.
Richard C. Blum is a managing member of both RCBA GP and Blum GP.
Accordingly, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be members of a group within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as
amended, the "Exchange Act"), in which case each of the Reporting Persons would
be deemed to have beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 8,100,925 shares of
Class A Common Stock, which is 83.6% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common
Stock. The beneficial ownership percentage calculated in the immediately
foregoing sentence assumes the conversion of all shares of Class B Common Stock
directly owned by RCBA Partners and Blum Partners into shares of Class A Common
Stock and no conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock by any other direct
owners of shares of Class B Common Stock. Although Mr. Blum is joining in this
Schedule 13D as a Reporting Person, the filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be
construed as an admission that he, or any of the other managing members and
members of RCBA GP or Blum GP, is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any
of the securities that are beneficially owned by RCBA GP or Blum GP, except to
the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
As a result of the provisions in the Securityholders' Agreement
described in Item 6 affecting the voting and disposition of shares of Class A
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, the Reporting Persons, together with the
other parties thereto that beneficially own shares of Common Stock, may be
deemed to constitute a group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act. Accordingly, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially
own each of the shares beneficially owned by the other members of such group.
In such case, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own 13,796,660
shares of Class A Common Stock, which would represent 96.9% of the outstanding
shares of Class A Common Stock. The beneficial ownership percentage calculated
in the immediately foregoing sentence assumes the conversion of all shares of
Class B Common Stock. However, the Reporting Persons disclaim the existence of
such group and disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by any of the other parties to the Securityholders'
Agreement.
(c) Except as set forth in Item 3, none of the Reporting Persons and,
to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the other persons
described in Item 2 hereof has effected any transaction during the past 60 days
in any shares of Common Stock.
(d) Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, no person other than the
Reporting Persons has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Class A Common
Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.
(e) Not applicable.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 14 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ITEM 6 Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.
The information set forth, or incorporated by reference, in Items
3, 4 and 5 is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Securityholders' Agreement
On July 20, 2001, a Securityholders' Agreement that is described
below was entered into among RCBA Partners, Blum Partners, FS Equity Partners
III, L.P. ("FSEP"), FS Equity Partners International, L.P. ("FSEP
International," and together with FSEP, "Freeman Spogli"), The Koll Holding
Company ("Koll"), California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS"),
Frederic V. Malek ("Malek"), DLJ Investment Funding, Inc. ("DLJ"), Credit Suisse
Boston Corporation ("CSFB"), Raymond E. Wirta ("Wirta"), W. Brett White
("White," and together with Freeman Spogli, Koll, CalPERS, Malek, DLJ, CSFB and
Wirta, the "Non-Blum Holders," and the Non-Blum Holders together with the Blum
Funds, the "Securityholders"), Services and the Issuer. The following
description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Securityholders'
Agreement, which is filed as an Exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference
herein.
Limitations on Transfer
The Non-Blum Holders agreed that, until the earlier of ten years
from the date the Securityholders' Agreement was signed or the date of an
underwritten initial public offering in which shares of the Issuer become listed
on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, which period is
referred to herein as the "restricted period," not to sell any of the Issuer's
common stock or warrants to acquire the Issuer's common stock, which are
referred to herein as the "restricted securities," except:
. to their respective affiliates;
. in the case of an individual who is a party to the Securityholders'
Agreement, to his or her spouse or direct lineal descendants, including
adopted children, or antecedents;
. in the case of an individual who is a party to the Securityholders'
Agreement, to a charitable remainder trust or trusts, in each case the
current beneficiaries of which, or to a corporation or partnership, the
stockholders or limited or general partners of which, include only the
transferor, the transferor's spouse or the transferor's direct lineal
descendants, including adopted children or antecedents;
. in the case of an individual who is a party to the Securityholders'
Agreement, to the executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee
or beneficiary of any deceased transferor holding restricted securities;
. in the case of Freeman Spogli, beginning on April 12, 2003, on a pro rata
basis to its partners;
. in the case of a transferee of Freeman Spogli pursuant to the previous
bullet point that is a corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, trust or other entity, on a pro rata
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 15 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
basis without payment of consideration, to its shareholders, partners,
members, beneficiaries or other entity owners, as the case may be;
. in the case of Freeman Spogli, Koll, Malek, CSFB, DLJ and CalPERS,
beginning three years from the closing date of the Merger, after
complying with the right of first offer provision described below;
. by DLJ and CSFB, in connection with transfers of the Issuer's 16% Senior
Notes due 2011 to a permitted transferee; and
. transfers made in connection with the tag-along rights and drag-along
rights described below.
In order for any of the sales described above to be permitted, each recipient of
restricted securities must first execute an assumption agreement whereby it will
become a party to the Securityholders' Agreement and assume and become entitled
to specified rights and obligations in the Securityholders' Agreement as
described in the following paragraph.
With respect to any person who acquires any restricted securities
from any securityholder in compliance with the terms of the Securityholders'
Agreement, the transferee will become subject to the following provisions of the
Securityholders' Agreement, depending upon the identity of the transferor:
. in the case of any transfer from the Blum Funds, (A) if the transferee
acquires a majority of the Common Stock beneficially owned by a Blum
Fund, that Blum Fund may assign to the transferee all of its rights and
obligations under the agreement or (B) if the transferee acquires less
than a majority of the Common Stock beneficially owned by that Blum Fund,
the transferee generally will assume and be entitled to all of the rights
and obligations of the Blum Fund described in the section titled
"Registration Rights" below;
. in the case of an assignment by a Blum Fund of its rights pursuant to a
right of first offer, as described below, the assignee or assignees
generally will assume and be entitled to all of the rights and
obligations of the Blum Fund described in the section titled
"Registration Rights" below;
. in the case of any transfer from Freeman Spogli, (A) the transferee will
assume all of the rights and obligations of Freeman Spogli, other than
the right to designate any member of the Board or the "Freeman Spogli
Consent Rights" described below and (B) in addition, if the transferee
acquires a majority of the Common Stock beneficially owned by Freeman
Spogli at the time of the transfer and following the acquisition the
transferee beneficially owns at least 10% of the outstanding Common
Stock, Freeman Spogli may assign to the person all of its rights and
obligations under the agreement; and
. in the case of any transfer from any other party to the Securityholders'
Agreement, the new transferee generally will assume and be entitled to
all of the rights and obligations of the transferor under the
Securityholders' Agreement.
Right of First Offer. Beginning three years from the closing date
of the Merger, each of Freeman Spogli, Koll, Malek, CSFB, DLJ and CalPERS will
be able to transfer all or any portion of its or his restricted securities to a
qualified purchaser. However, prior to any
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 16 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
transfer to a qualified purchaser, the transferring securityholder must first
offer to sell all or, with the consent of the transferring securityholder, a
portion of these restricted securities to RCBA Partners or its assignee at the
price and upon the other terms indicated to RCBA Partners by the transferring
securityholder. If RCBA Partners elects not to buy all of the restricted
securities on these terms, the transferring securityholder will be able to
transfer the shares to a qualified purchaser for a limited period of time at a
purchase price equal to or greater than the price offered to RCBA Partners and
on other terms that are no more favorable in any material respect than the terms
initially offered to RCBA Partners.
Under the Securityholders' Agreement, the term "qualified purchaser"
refers to any person to whom a securityholder wishes to transfer its or his
restricted securities, as long as this person is approved by RCBA Partners,
which approval will not be unreasonably withheld. If a proposed qualified
purchaser is a nationally-recognized private equity sponsor or institutional
equity investor, RCBA Partners may not withhold its consent unless RCBA
Partners' decision results from its direct experience with this person in
connection with another actual or proposed transaction.
Co-Sale Right. Prior to the date of an underwritten initial public
offering in which shares of the Issuer become listed on a national securities
exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, if RCBA Partners and its affiliates
propose to transfer a portion of their Class B Common Stock to any third party,
other than in a public offering, each of the Non-Blum Holders generally will
have the right under the Securityholders' Agreement to require the proposed
transferee or acquiring person to purchase from it or him the same proportion of
its or his shares of Common Stock as is being purchased from RCBA Partners and
its affiliates at the same price per share and generally upon the same terms and
conditions as apply to RCBA Partners and its affiliates.
Required Sale. If RCBA Partners and its affiliates agree to transfer
to a third party, other than in a public offering, a majority of the shares of
the Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by RCBA Partners and its affiliates
at the time of the transfer, then under the Securityholders' Agreement each Non-
Blum Holder may be required to transfer to the third party the same proportion
of its or his restricted securities as is being transferred by RCBA Partners and
its affiliates at the same price and generally upon the same terms and
conditions as apply to RCBA Partners and its affiliates.
In addition, if RCBA Partners approves any merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or other business combination involving the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries or the sale of all or substantially all of the Issuer's assets,
then each Non-Blum Holder that holds shares of Class B Common Stock will agree
to vote all shares of Class B common stock held by him or it or his or its
affiliates to approve the transaction and not to exercise any appraisal or
dissenters' rights available to it or him under any rule, regulation, statute,
agreement or otherwise.
Participation Rights. Except for the specified exceptions listed
below, the Issuer agreed under the Securityholders' Agreement not to issue any
of its equity securities to any person unless, prior to the issuance, it
notifies each of the Securityholders and grants to it or him or one of its or
his affiliates the right to subscribe for and purchase a pro rata share of the
equity securities being issued at the same price and upon the same terms and
conditions as apply to all
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 17 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
other subscribers. The specified exceptions to the participation rights include
issuances of equity securities under the following circumstances:
. upon the exchange, exercise or conversion of other equity securities;
. in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization
of us, as long as it is fully proportionate for each class of affected
equity securities and entails equal treatment for all shares or units
of the affected class;
. pursuant to the acquisition by the Issuer or its subsidiaries of
another person or a material portion of its assets, by merger,
purchase of assets or otherwise;
. to employees, officers, directors or independent contractors of the
Issuer or its subsidiaries;
. in connection with a public offering; or
. to customers, venders, lenders, and other non-equity financing
sources, lessors of equipment and other providers of goods or services
to the Issuer or its subsidiaries.
Market "Stand-Off." Pursuant to the Securityholders' Agreement,
in connection with an underwritten initial public offering in which shares of
the Issuer become listed on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market, if all of the Securityholders that hold at least 2% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock agree to the same restrictions, each of the
Securityholders will not be permitted to sell, transfer or engage in a similar
transaction with respect to any of the securities of the Issuer for a period
specified by the representative of the underwriters, which period may not exceed
180 days after the registration statement regarding the offering is declared
effective.
Registration Rights
Demand Registration Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions
described in the Securityholders' Agreement, if the Issuer receives a written
demand from (i) the holders of at least 25% of the then outstanding shares of
the Common Stock held by the Blum Funds and their transferees, (ii) the holders
of at least 25% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock held by Freeman
Spogli and its transferees or (iii) the holders of at least 25% of the then
outstanding shares of Common Stock held by DLJ and CSFB and their transferees,
then the Issuer has agreed to use its best efforts to effect, as soon as
practicable, the registration under the Securities Act of all Class A Common
Stock requested to be registered in accordance with the terms of the
Securityholders' Agreement together with any of the Issuer's other securities
entitled to be included under the registration.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 18 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
However, the Issuer will not be required to effect a demand
registration under the Securityholders' Agreement:
. prior to 180 days after the effective date of a registration statement
pertaining to an underwritten initial public offering in which shares
of the Issuer become listed on a national securities exchange or the
Nasdaq National Market;
. requested by the Blum Funds and their transferees after the Issuer has
effected six demand registrations requested by the Blum Funds and
their transferees and each of these registrations has been declared or
ordered effective;
. requested by Freeman Spogli and its transferees after the Issuer has
effected three registrations requested by Freeman Spogli and its
transferees and each of these registrations has been declared or
ordered effective;
. requested by DLJ and CSFB and their transferees after the Issuer has
effected one registration requested by DLJ and CSFB and their
transferees and this registration has been declared or ordered
effective;
. if the anticipated aggregate gross proceeds to be received by the
parties requesting the registration are less than $2,000,000;
. if the Issuer notifies in good faith the parties requesting the
registration that it intends to make another public offering within
ninety days of the demand request; or
. if the Issuer furnishes to the parties requesting the registration a
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the
good faith judgment of the Board, it would be seriously detrimental to
the Issuer for the registration to be effected at the time, in which
event the Issuer has the right to defer the filing for ninety days,
although the Issuer is not able to defer filings in this fashion more
than an aggregate of ninety days in any twelve month period.
In any underwritten offering under a demand registration, if the
managing underwriter advises the Issuer that marketing factors require a
limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten because it is likely to
have an adverse effect on the price, timing or the distribution of the shares to
be offered, then the number of shares that may be included in the underwriting
will be allocated first among the parties who demanded the registration on a pro
rata basis and second to the extent all registrable shares requested to be
included in the underwriting by the parties who demanded the registration have
been included, among the remaining securityholders requesting inclusion of
registrable shares in the underwritten offering on a pro rata basis.
Piggyback Registrations Rights. In the Securityholders'
Agreement, each Securityholder and its transferees will be entitled to request
that the Issuer include all or a portion of his or its shares in any
registration statement for purposes of a public offering of the Issuer's
securities, but excluding the following types of offerings:
. registration statements relating to employee benefit plans or with
respect to corporate reorganizations or other transactions under Rule
145; and
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 19 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. any registration statement pertaining to an underwritten initial
public offering in which shares of the Issuer become listed on a
national securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market.
In an underwritten offering in which one or more Securityholders
exercises its piggyback registration rights, if the managing underwriter advises
the Issuer that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares
to be underwritten because it likely to have an adverse effect on the price,
timing or the distribution of the shares to be offered, then the number of
shares that may be included in the underwriting will be allocated first to the
Issuer and second to the Securityholders requesting inclusion on a pro rata
basis. However, no reduction will be allowed to reduce the securities being
offered by the Issuer for its own account to be included in the registration and
underwriting or reduce the amount of securities of the selling Securityholders
included in the registration below 25% of the total amount of securities
included in the registration, unless the offering does not include shares of any
other selling Securityholders, in which event any or all of the registrable
shares may be excluded in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
Expenses of Registration. All registration expenses incurred in
connection with a registered offering pursuant to either demand or piggyback
registration rights generally will be borne by the Issuer, except for
underwriting discounts, selling commissions and transfer taxes, which will be
borne by the holders of the securities being registered on a pro rata basis.
Indemnification. In connection with a registered offering
pursuant to either demand or piggyback registration rights, the Issuer has
agreed to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Securityholders that
participate in the offering against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses to which it or he may become subject under the Securities Act of 1933,
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or other federal or state law for any untrue
statements, material omissions or other violations the Issuer makes in
connection with any registered offering.
Expiration. Each Securityholder's demand and piggyback
registration rights, if any, pursuant to the Securityholders' Agreement will
expire if all of the following are satisfied:
. the Issuer has completed an underwritten initial public offering in
which the Issuer's shares become listed on a national securities
exchange or the Nasdaq National Market and subject to the provisions
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
. the party, together with its affiliates, partners and former partners
holds less than 2% of the outstanding Common Stock; and
. all Common Stock held by the party, and its affiliates, partners and
former partners may be sold under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of
1933 during any ninety day period.
Governance
Composition of Board and Committees. Pursuant to the terms of the
Securityholders' Agreement, prior to an underwritten initial public offering in
which shares of the Issuer become listed on a national securities exchange or
the Nasdaq National Market, each Securityholder that holds shares of Class B
Common Stock will agree to vote all of his or its
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 20 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
beneficially owned shares of Class B Common Stock to elect the following
representatives to the Board:
. between three and six directors designated by RCBA Partners, with the
actual number to be determined by RCBA Partners in its discretion;
. one director designated by Blum Partners;
. one director designated by Freeman Spogli;
. Wirta, for so long as he is employed by the Issuer or, if he is no
longer employed by the Issuer, the Issuer's chief executive officer at
that time;
. White, for so long as he is employed by the Issuer or, if he is no
longer employed by the Issuer, the Issuer's Chairman of the Americas
at that time, but RCBA Partners may elect to reduce the size of the
Board by one director if he is no longer the Issuer's Chairman of the
Americas; and
. one director who is a real estate brokerage employee of the Issuer or
Services, who will be elected immediately after the closing of the
Merger and will remain a director for so long as a majority of the
Board agree.
Each of the designation rights described above is subject to the
following limitations:
. the director designation rights of RCBA Partners will be reduced (i)
to two designees, or one designee if there is not a real estate
brokerage employee serving as a member of the Board, if the Blum Funds
and their affiliates beneficially own Common Stock representing less
than 22.5% of the outstanding Common Stock, (ii) to one designee if
there is not a real estate brokerage employee serving as a member of
the Board, if the Blum Funds and their affiliates beneficially own
Common Stock representing less than 15% of the outstanding Common
Stock and (iii) to no designee if the Blum Funds and their affiliates
beneficially own Common Stock representing less than 7.5% of the
outstanding Common Stock;
. the director designation rights of Blum Partners will be reduced to
zero if RCBA Partners is entitled to designate only one or zero
directors; and
. the director designation right of Freeman Spogli will reduce to zero
if Freeman Spogli and its affiliates, collectively, beneficially own
Common Stock representing less than 7.5% of the outstanding Common
Stock.
Also, prior to an underwritten initial public offering in which
shares of the Issuer become listed on a national securities exchange or the
Nasdaq National Market, each committee of the Board will include at least one
director or observer designated by RCBA Partners and one director or observer
designated by Freeman Spogli.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 21 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Following an underwritten initial public offering in which shares
of the Issuer become listed on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market:
. RCBA Partners will be entitled to nominate a percentage of the total
number of directors on the Board that is equivalent to the percentage
of the outstanding Common Stock beneficially owned by the Blum Funds
and their affiliates; and
. Freeman Spogli will be entitled to nominate one director to the Board
as long as they own in the aggregate at least 7.5% of the outstanding
Common Stock.
In connection with each of annual or special meetings of
stockholders of the Issuer at which the Issuer's directors are to be elected,
the Issuer has agreed to (1) nominate and recommend to its stockholders the
individuals nominated in the bullet points immediately above for election or re-
election as part of the management slate of directors and (2) provide the same
type of support for the election of these individuals as directors as the Issuer
provides to other persons standing for election as its directors as part of the
management slate. In addition, each Securityholder that beneficially owns shares
of Class B Common Stock has agreed that he or it will vote all shares of Common
Stock owned by him or it in favor of the election or re-election of these
individuals.
Also pursuant to the Securityholders' Agreement, the board of
directors of Services will at all times following the Merger consist of the same
persons as the Board.
Voting of Capital Stock. Prior to an underwritten initial public
offering in which shares of the Issuer become listed on a national securities
exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, each Non-Blum Holder that beneficially
owns shares of Class B Common Stock agreed to vote at any stockholders meeting
or in any written consent all of the shares of the Issuer's voting capital stock
owned or held of record by it or him, in same the manner as RCBA Partners votes
the shares of the Issuer's voting capital stock beneficially owned by it, except
with respect to the following actions by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries:
. any transaction between the Blum Funds or their affiliates and the
Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, other than a transaction (1) with
another portfolio company of the Blum Funds that has been negotiated
on arms-length terms in the ordinary course of business between the
managements of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries and the portfolio
company, (2) with respect to which the Securityholders may exercise
their participation rights under the Securityholders' Agreement or (3)
specifically contemplated by the Merger Agreement; or
. any amendment to the Issuer's certificate of incorporation or bylaws
that adversely affects the Securityholders relative to the Blum Funds,
other than generally (a) an increase in the Issuer's authorized
capital stock or (b) amendments made in connection with any
reorganization of the Issuer effected to facilitate (1) an initial
public offering or (2) the acquisition of the Issuer by merger or
consolidation.
For so long as the paragraph immediately above applies, each Non-
Blum Holder that beneficially owns shares of Class B Common Stock grants to RCBA
Partners an irrevocable
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 22 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
proxy, coupled with an interest, to vote all of the shares of the Issuer's
voting capital stock owned by the grantor of the proxy.
General Consent Rights. Prior to an underwritten initial public
offering in which the Issuer's shares become listed on a national securities
exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, under the Securityholders' Agreement,
neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries is allowed to take any of the
following actions without the prior affirmative vote or written consent of (1) a
majority of its directors and (2) a majority of its directors that are not
designated by RCBA Partners or Blum Partners:
. any of the transactions described in the two bullet points in the
section above titled "Voting of Capital Stock" above; or
. the repurchase or redemption of, the declaration or payment of a
dividend with respect to, or the making of a distribution upon, any
shares of the Issuer's capital stock beneficially owned by the Blum
Funds or their affiliates unless (a) the repurchase, redemption,
dividend or distribution is made pro rata among all holders of that
class of capital stock, or in the case of a repurchase or redemption,
each of the Non-Blum Holders are given a proportionate right to
participate in the repurchase or redemption, to the extent they own
shares of that class of capital stock or (b) if the capital stock is
not Common Stock, the repurchase, redemption or dividend is required
by the terms of that capital stock.
Consent Rights of the Director Designated by Freeman Spogli.
Prior to an underwritten initial public offering in which the Issuer's shares
become listed on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market,
for so long as Freeman Spogli is entitled to designate a member of the Board,
neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries will be able to take any of the
following actions without the prior affirmative vote or written consent of (1) a
majority of its directors and (2) the director designated by Freeman Spogli:
. the acquisition of any business or assets for a purchase price in
excess of $75.0 million, except for (1) the acquisition of any
business or asset by an investment fund that is controlled by the
Issuer or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the ordinary
course conduct of its investment advisory and management business or
that of any of its subsidiaries or (2) acquisitions in connection with
the origination of mortgages by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;
. the sale or other disposition of assets of the Issuer or its
subsidiaries for aggregate consideration having a fair market value in
excess of $75.0 million, other than (1) the sale or other disposition
of any business or asset by an investment fund that is controlled by
the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the ordinary
course conduct of its investment advisory and management business or
that of any of its subsidiaries or (2) sales or dispositions in
connection with the origination of mortgages by the Issuer or any of
its subsidiaries;
. incur indebtedness, unless the indebtedness would (1) be permitted
pursuant to the terms of the documents governing the indebtedness
entered into by the Issuer in connection with the closing of the
Merger as in effect on the closing date of the Merger, including any
refinancing or replacement of this indebtedness in an equal or lesser
aggregate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 23 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
principal amount or (2) immediately following the incurrence, the
ratio of (A) the consolidated indebtedness of the Issuer and its
subsidiaries determined in accordance with United States generally
accepted accounting principles applied in a manner consistent with the
Issuer's consolidated financial statements to (B) the twelve-month
normalized EBITDA, does not exceed 4.5:l; or
. issue capital stock of the Issuer, or options, warrants or other
securities to acquire capital stock of the Issuer, to the Issuer's
employees, directors or independent contractors or any of its
subsidiaries if the issuances, in the aggregate, exceed 5% of the
total amount of the Issuer's outstanding capital stock immediately
after the closing of the Merger Agreement on a fully diluted basis,
other than (1) issuances to the Issuer's employees, directors or
independent contractors and those of its subsidiaries of up to 25% of
the Issuer's capital stock on a fully-diluted basis within six months
of the closing of the Merger and (2) issuances in amounts equal to the
Issuer's capital stock repurchased by the Issuer from, or the options,
warrants or other securities to acquire capital stock cancelled by the
Issuer or its subsidiaries or terminated or expired without prior
exercise with respect to persons who, at the time of the repurchase,
cancellation, termination or expiration, were current or former
employees, directors or independent contractors of the Issuer or its
subsidiaries.
Indemnification
The Issuer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless (a) each of
the Securityholders and each of their respective affiliates and any person who
controls them, (b) each of the directors, officers, employees and agents of the
persons indicated in clause (a) and (c) each of the heirs, executors, successors
and assigns of the persons indicated in clause (a) from all damages, claims,
losses, expenses, costs, obligations and liabilities, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses but excluding any special or consequential damages
against the indemnified party, suffered or incurred by the indemnified persons
listed above to the extent arising from (1) the business, operations,
liabilities or obligations of the Issuer or its subsidiaries or (2) the
indemnified person's ownership of Common Stock.
Termination
The Securityholders' Agreement will terminate with respect to the
provisions referred to below as follows:
. with respect to each of the provisions summarized in the section
titled "Governance," upon completion of an underwritten initial public
offering in which shares of the Issuer become listed on a national
securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market;
. with respect to the provisions summarized in the section titled
"Limitations on Transfer" above, upon the expiration of the restricted
period;
. with respect to the provisions summarized in the section titled
"Registration Rights" above other than the section titled
"Registration Rights--Indemnification," in the manner set forth in the
section titled "Registration Rights--Expiration;"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 24 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. with respect to the provisions summarized in the sections titled
"Registration Rights--Indemnification" and "Indemnification" upon the
expiration of the applicable statutes of limitations; and
. with respect to all provisions contained within the Securityholders'
Agreement other than those described in the immediately preceding
bullet point, upon (1) the sale of all or substantially all of the
equity interests in the Issuer to a third party whether by merger,
consolidation or securities or otherwise or (2) the approval in
writing by the Blum Funds, Freeman Spogli and a majority of the shares
of Common Stock owned by the other Securityholders.
Contribution Agreement
As described in Item 3 hereof, the Issuer, RCBA Partners, Blum
Partners and the other parties thereto entered into the Contribution Agreement,
which sets forth certain understandings among the parties thereto with respect
to certain contributions of Services Common Stock and cash to the Issuer in
connection with the completion of the Merger. The Contribution Agreement also
includes, among other things, certain agreements by the parties thereto with
respect to (i) the reimbursement of expenses incurred by such parties in
connection with the Merger and the related transaction and (ii) the payment by
the Issuer of a transaction fee of $3.0 million in connection with the Merger to
an affiliate of RCBA Partners. The foregoing description is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Contribution Agreement, which is filed as an
Exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Assignment Agreement
As described in Item 3 hereof, RCBA Partners and Blum Partners
entered into the Assignment Agreement, pursuant to which RCBA Partners assigned
a portion of its rights and obligations under the Contribution Agreement to Blum
Partners. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the Assignment Agreement, which is filed as an Exhibit hereto and incorporated
by reference herein.
Except as disclosed above, none of the Reporting Persons or, to
the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, the other persons named in Item 2
is a party to any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with
respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to the
transfer or voting of any securities of the Issuer, finder's fees, joint
ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits,
division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
ITEM 7 Material to be Filed as Exhibits
1. Securityholders' Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2001, by and among RCBA
Strategic Partners, L.P., Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P., FS Equity
Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International, L.P., The Koll
Holding Company, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Frederic
V. Malek, DLJ Investment Funding, Inc., Credit Suisse Boston Corporation,
Raymond E. Wirta, W. Brett White, CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. and CBRE
Holding, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 25 of Amendment No. 9
to the Schedule 13D, filed by RCBA GP, L.L.C., RCBA Strategic Partners,
L.P.,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 25 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., BLUM Capital Partners, L.P., Richard C.
Blum and CBRE Holding, Inc. on July 25, 2001, File No. 005-46943).
2. Amended and Restated Contribution and Voting Agreement, dated as of May 31,
2001, by and among CBRE Holding, Inc., BLUM CB Corp., RCBA Strategic
Partners, L.P., FS Equity Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners
International, L.P., Raymond E. Wirta, W. Brett White, Frederic V. Malek
and The Koll Holding Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2(a)
of Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1, filed by CBRE Holding, Inc. on June 12,
2001, File No. 333-59440).
3. Amendment, dated as of July 19, 2001, to the Amended and Restated
Contribution and Voting Agreement, by and among CBRE Holding, Inc., BLUM CB
Corp., RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P., FS Equity Partners III, L.P., FS
Equity Partners International, L.P., Raymond E. Wirta, W. Brett White,
Frederic V. Malek and The Koll Holding Company (incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 23 of Amendment No. 9 to the Schedule 13D, filed by RCBA GP,
L.L.C., RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P., Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
BLUM Capital Partners, L.P., Richard C. Blum and CBRE Holding, Inc. on July
25, 2001, File No. 005-46943).
4. Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2001, by and
between RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P. and Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P.
(filed herewith).
5. Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2001, by and among RCBA
Strategic Partners, L.P., RCBA GP, L.L.C., Blum Strategic Partners II,
L.P., Blum Strategic GP II, L.L.C. and Richard C. Blum (filed herewith).
6. Power of Attorney of Richard C. Blum (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit D of Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D, filed by RCBA GP, L.L.C.,
RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P., Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., BLUM
Capital Partners, L.P., Richard C. Blum and BLUM CB Corp., which is
currently known as CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., on November 13, 2000,
File No. 005-46943).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13D Page 26 of 26
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: July 30, 2001
RCBA GP, L.L.C. RCBA STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P.
By: RCBA GP, L.L.C.
its general partner
By: /s/ Murray A. Indick By: /s/ Murray A. Indick
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Murray A. Indick, Member Murray A. Indick, Member
BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C. BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS II, L.P.
By: Blum Strategic GP II, L.L.C.
its general partner
By: /s/ Murray A. Indick By: /s/ Murray A. Indick
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Murray A. Indick, Member Murray A. Indick, Member
/s/ Murray A. Indick
-----------------------------------
RICHARD C. BLUM
By: Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact