AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity”), based in New York, is an operationally-focused, lower middle-market private equity firm that makes equity investments in companies in the consumer products and services sectors, with a particular focus on family-owned businesses or companies benefiting from the growth of the U.S. Hispanic population.
The firm is led by Managing Partner Andy Unanue, shareholder and former Chief Operating Officer of Goya Foods, Inc., the largest and most successful Hispanic-owned food company in the United States (founded by the Unanue family). He is complemented by a cohesive team of investment professionals with significant institutional private equity experience.
Location: United States, Florida, West Palm Beach
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2012
Investment Type: Private Equity Firm; Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Private Equity
Portfolio 20
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 11.08.2020 | TruFoodMfg | trufoodmfg... | - | France, Ne... |
| 11.08.2020 | Trufoods | trufoods.c... | - | France, Bu... |
| - | Westminste... | westminste... | - | France, Bu... |
| - | Back Butto... | cirqueprod... | - | France, Bu... |
| - | Raymundo's | raymundos.... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Elegant De... | elegantdes... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Holiday Fo... | holidayfoo... | - | United Kin... |
| - | VStar Ente... | vstarenter... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Kabobs Inc | kabobs.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Noga Dairy | nogadairy.... | - | United Kin... |
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News 41
| Date | Title | Description |
| 01.04.2021 | Industry Veteran Joe Flanigan Appointed as CEO and Board Mem... | West Palm Beach, FL – February 24th, 2021 — AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity”) ... |
| 09.03.2021 | AUA Private Equity Recapitalizes bistroMD in Partnership wit... | WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (March 9, 2021) – AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity”) is p... |
| 12.01.2021 | AUA Consummates Sale of Associated Supermarket Group | Port Washington, NY – January 12, 2021 – AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity”) is ... |
| 13.10.2020 | AUA Private Equity Consummates Sale of Indulge Desserts | New York, NY – October 13, 2020 – AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity”) is pleased... |
| 08.09.2020 | AUA Private Equity Announces Acquisition of Westminster Pet ... | New York, NY – September 8th 2020 —AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity”) is please... |
| 31.07.2020 | AUA Private Equity-backed TruFood Manufacturing Acquires Sim... | PITTSBURGH, July 31, 2020 —AOG, LLC d/b/a TruFood Manufacturing (“TruFood” or “Company”), a leading ... |
| 03.03.2020 | AUA Private Equity-backed Gourmet Culinary Partners Appoints... | New York, NY—March 3, 2020—AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity”) on behalf of its ... |
| 16.01.2020 | AUA-backed Gourmet Culinary Partners Acquires Chicago-based ... | New York, NY—January 16, 2020—AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity”) is pleased to ... |
| 06.09.2019 | AUA Private Equity Awarded Top PRI Score | New York, NY—September 6, 2019—AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity” or “AUA”) is p... |
| 20.08.2019 | AUA Private Equity Eliminates $6.8 Million in Medical Debt f... | New York, NY—August 20, 2019—AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity” or “AUA”) is pro... |
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Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 28.04.2021 | AUA Private Equity Closes Oversubscribed Second Fund at $310... | WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC ("AUA ... | prnewswire... |
| 05.08.2019 | Gourmet Culinary Acquires Gourmet Foods | AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC is pleased to announce the acquisition of Gourmet Foods, Inc., a fa... | citybizlis... |
| 12.03.2019 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, March 12 | A SECOND ACT Uber and Travis Kalanick meet again. Paid Content Securing the enterprise without bou... | fortune.co... |
| 23.10.2018 | AUA Private Equity Acquires Joey’s Fine Foods | AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC is pleased to announce the acquisition of 100% of the assets of Joe... | citybizlis... |
| 09.07.2018 | AUA Private Equity Sells VStar to TPG Capital-backed Cirque ... | AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC is pleased to announce that it has consummated the sale of VStar En... | citybizlis... |
| 02.05.2017 | AUA Private Equity-backed Raymundos Appoints Jim Taylor as C... | AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC announced today that Jim Taylor, former Chief Financial Officer of ... | citybizlis... |
| 01.02.2017 | AUA-backed Tijuana Flats Appoints Perry Jones as VP of Real ... | Tijuana Flats, the fast-casual Tex-Mex dining experience with locations in Florida, Georgia, Indiana... | citybizlis... |
| 17.01.2017 | AUA Private-Indulge Desserts Acquires L&Q | Indulge Desserts Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC is pleased t... | citybizlis... |
| 20.07.2016 | AUA-backed Tijuana Flats Appoints Larry Ryback CEO | TJF USA, LLC, parent company for Tijuana Flats Tex-Mex restaurants, is pleased to announce Larry Ryb... | citybizlis... |
| 03.08.2015 | Tijuana Flats Receives Investment from AUA Private Equity Pa... | Tijuana Flats Holdings LLC, an Winter Park, Florida-based restaurant chain offering Tex-Mex cuisine,... | finsmes.co... |
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