UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              (Amendment No._____)*

                         Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    008252108
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                                 (CUSIP Number)



                                December 31, 2001
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
                                   is filed:

                                [X] Rule 13d-1(b)
                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)



*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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).

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  CUSIP NO. 008252108                 13G               Page 2 of 9 Pages
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      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON
 1    S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. 36-3820584
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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [_]
        Not Applicable                                          (b) [_]
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3

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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4
        Delaware
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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5
     NUMBER OF              None
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6
     OWNED BY               1,340,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7
    REPORTING               None
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8
                            1,340,000
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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9
        1,340,000
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      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
        Not Applicable                                                   [_]
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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11
        6.0%
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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
        IA
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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  CUSIP NO. 008252108                 13G               Page 3 of 9 Pages
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      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON
 1    S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [_]
        Not Applicable                                          (b) [_]
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3

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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4
        Delaware
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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5
     NUMBER OF              None
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6
     OWNED BY               1,340,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7
    REPORTING               None
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8
                            1,340,000
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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9
        1,340,000
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      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
        Not Applicable                                                   [_]
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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11
        6.0%
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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
        CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer:

                        Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.


Item 1(b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                        600 Hale Street
                        Prides Crossing, Massachusetts  01965


Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:

                        Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM")
                        WAM Acquisition GP, Inc., the general partner of WAM
                         ("WAM GP")



Item 2(b)      Address of Principal Business Office:

                        WAM and WAM GP are both located at:

                        227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
                        Chicago, Illinois  60606


Item 2(c)      Citizenship:

                        WAM is a Delaware limited partnership; WAM GP is a
                        Delaware corporation.

Item 2(d)      Title of Class of Securities:

                        Common Stock

Item 2(e)      CUSIP Number:

                        008252108

Item 3         Type of Person:

                        (e)   WAM is an Investment Adviser registered under
                              section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of
                              1940; WAM GP is the General Partner of the
                              Investment Adviser.

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Item 4         Ownership (at December 31, 2001):

                        (a)   Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of
                              rule 13d-3:

                              1,340,000

                        (b)   Percent of class:

                              6.0% (based on 22,195,828 shares outstanding as of
                              November 9, 2001)

                        (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                                 (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                       none
                                (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the
                                       vote: 1,340,000
                               (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                       disposition of: none
                                (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct
                                       disposition of: 1,340,000


Item 5         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                        Not Applicable

Item 6         Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

                        The shares reported herein have been acquired on behalf
                        of discretionary clients of WAM. Persons other than WAM
                        and WAM GP are entitled to receive all dividends from,
                        and proceeds from the sale of, those shares.

Item 7         Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
               Company:

                        Not Applicable

Item 8         Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                        Not Applicable

Item 9         Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                        Not Applicable

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Item 10        Certification:

                        By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
               knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
               acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were
               not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
               effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
               the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
               connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
               that purpose or effect.

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                                    Signature
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         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date:  February 14, 2002


                   The undersigned corporation, on the date above written,
                   agrees and consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this
                   Schedule 13G in connection with its beneficial ownership of
                   the security reported herein.

                               WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
                                   for itself and as general partner of
                                   LIBERTY WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.



                               By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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                                       Bruce H. Lauer
                                       Senior Vice President and Secretary

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                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit 1           Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 14, 2002 by and
                    among Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. and WAM
                    Acquisition GP, Inc.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

         The undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of the Schedule 13G to
which this Agreement is attached.

                   Dated: February 14, 2002


                               WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
                                   for itself and as general partner of
                                   LIBERTY WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.



                               By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                       Bruce H. Lauer
                                       Senior Vice President and Secretary

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