AUA Private Equity Partners | 2,860 followers on LinkedIn. AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (“AUA Private Equity”), based in Florida, 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).