Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Mathias Edward J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/22/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Triplecrown Acquisition Corp. [TCW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W.		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WASHINGTON, DC 20036		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 (1) 60,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants (1)   (2) 10/21/2012 Common Stock 60,000 $ 7.5 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Mathias Edward J
THE CARLYLE GROUP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20036		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Edward J. Mathias 10/22/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These securities are included in units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant each to purchase one share of common stock. Includes up to 7,826 units which are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters' over-allotment option in the Issuer's initial public offering is not exercised in full or expires unexercised.
(2) The warrants will become exercisable after the consummation of the Issuer's initial business combination if and when the last sales price of the Issuer's common stock exceeds $13.75 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period beginning 90 days after the Issuer's initial business combination.

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