AUA Private Equity Partners

AUA Founder & Managing Partner, Andy Unanue, was recently featured in Alternatives Watch discussing the nuances behind working with family-owned business, how AUA partners with these firms, and the lessons learned from his time as COO of Goya Foods.

A podcast features Andy Unanue discussing the trillion-dollar opportunity in US food, beverage, and pet wellness family businesses and how his experience in a family-run business shaped his firm’s strategy of partnering with lower-middle-market family-run companies.

Andy Unanue is the founder and managing partner of AUA Private Equity Partners, an investment firm that supports and grows family-owned and demographic-driven businesses. He is a member of the investment committee, and AUA has deployed over $800 million in capital under his leadership.

David Benyaminy is a partner at AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC, and a member of AUA Equity’s investment committee. He previously worked at an international family office and was an executive director at Trimaran Capital Partners, L.L.C.

Eve LoBianco is an executive assistant and office manager at AUA Private Equity Partners LLC. She previously held executive assistant roles at Macquarie Bank and Deutsche Bank Asset Management.

Kyce Chihi is a Partner at AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC and serves on AUA Equity’s Investment Committee. Previously, Chihi worked at an international family office and Deutsche Bank’s Leveraged Finance Group in New York.

AUA Private Equity is a lower-middle-market investment firm that has deployed over $700 million in capital. Andy Unanue, a former COO of Goya Foods, leads the team, which includes Partners Steven Flyer, David Benyaminy, and Kyce Chihi.

A member of the AUA Equity Team will be in touch soon.

The company is an operationally focused lower-middle-market investment firm that partners with family-owned businesses and companies positioned to benefit from the growth of the US Hispanic population within its dedicated sectors.

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