# Arlington Capital Partners completes acquisition of Triumph's composites business, forms Qarbon Aerospace

Arlington Capital Partners completed the acquisition of Triumph Group's composites business, forming Qarbon Aerospace. The business operates three facilities in Texas, Georgia, and Thailand.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-05-07
- Where: Red Oak, Texas; Milledgeville, Georgia; Rayong, Thailand, United States
- Jobs: -900
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1.8 million square feet manufacturing area
- Products: large composite structural components, fuselages, wings, flight control surfaces, engine nacelles
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Triumph Group](https://endata.com/companies/1817.md)
- [Qarbon Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/55011.md)
- [Triumph Group](https://endata.com/companies/1817.md) (target)
- [Arlington Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/20929.md) (acquirer)
- [Qarbon Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/55011.md) (acquirer)
- [Qarbon Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/55011.md) (partner)
- [Qarbon Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/55011.md) (target)

## Sources

- [arlingtoncap.com](https://arlingtoncap.com/news/arlington-capital-partners-closes-the-acquisition-of-triumphs-composites-business-forming-qarbon-aerospace/), 2021-05-10: "Arlington Capital Partners today announced it has completed the acquisition of Triumph Group, Inc.'s composites business."
- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/2021/05/triumph-group-completes-multisite-aerostructures-divestiture/), 2021-05-10: "Triumph Group announced today the completion of sale for three of its Aerostructures sites to Arlington Capital Partners."
- [govconwire.com](https://www.govconwire.com/articles/arlington-capital-completes-buy-of-composite-business-from-triumph-group), 2021-05-11: "Arlington Capital Partners has launched a new company after the private equity firm completed its purchase of the composites business and three aerostructure fabrication facilities from Triumph Group."
- [compositesworld.com](https://www.compositesworld.com/news/arlington-capital-closes-acquisition-of-triumphs-composites-business-forms-qarbon-aerospace), 2021-05-11: "Private equity firm has acquired Triumph’s composite manufacturing facilities in Milledgeville, Georgia, Red Oak, Texas and Rayong, Thailand."
- [unionrecorder.com](https://unionrecorder.com/2021/05/11/triumph-group-acquired-now-becomes-qarbon-aerospace/), 2021-05-12: "The acquisition of the three facilities was made official on Monday but had been anticipated since last August."
- [news.bloomberglaw.com](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/sheppard-mullin-helps-arlington-capital-form-qarbon-aerospace), 2021-05-17: "Sheppard Mullin advised Washington-area private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners on its acquisition of the Triumph Group Inc.’s composites business and three aerostructure fabrication facilities to form a new company, Qarbon Aerospace."

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