- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Stroub Ryan

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/20/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. [TWPG]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 3700

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CFO /

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4601	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Unit	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	5000	$0 ⁽¹⁾	D
Restricted Stock Unit	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	2593	$0 ⁽²⁾	D
Restricted Stock Unit	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	7093	$0 ⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Unit	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	20000	$0 ⁽⁴⁾	D
Restricted Stock Unit	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	8786	$0 ⁽⁵⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Granted on 02/07/2006, the Restricted Stock Units will vest in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date and will be deliverable in equal installments on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date. Each unit represents a right to receive one share of Common Stock or an amount equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock underlying the unit on the vesting date. Payment may be made in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.
( 2)	Granted on 02/09/2007, the Restricted Stock Units will vest in equal installments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date. Each unit represents a right to receive one share of Common Stock or an amount equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock underlying the unit on the vesting date. Payment may be made in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.
( 3)	Granted on 02/08/2008, the Restricted Stock Units will vest in equal installments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date. Each unit represents a right to receive one share of Common Stock or an amount equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock underlying the unit on the vesting date. Payment may be made in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.
( 4)	Granted on 08/06/2008, the vesting of this performance-based Restricted Stock Unit award is subject to the full or partial satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, as described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. with the SEC on August 1, 2008. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a right to receive one share of Common Stock or an amount equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock underlying the unit on the vesting date. Payment may be made in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.
( 5)	Granted in 02/27/2009, the Restricted Stock Units will vest in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. Each unit represents a right to receive one share of Common Stock or an amount equal to the fair market value of one share of Common Stock on the applicable vesting date. Payment may be made in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stroub Ryan ONE MONTGOMERY STREET SUITE 3700 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104			CFO

Signatures
/s/ Mark P. Fisher, Attorney-in-Fact for Ryan Stroub		6/8/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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