Andy Unanue
| Andy Unanue | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation |
Managing Partner, AUA Private Equity Partners. Former Chief Operating Officer of Goya Foods. |
| Parent(s) | Joseph A. Unanue , Carmen Ana Casal de Unanue |
Managing Partner, AUA Private Equity Partners.
Andy Unanue is the current Managing Partner of AUA Private Equity Partners, an operationally-focused, lower middle-market private equity firm that targets Hispanic-oriented and family-owned companies. Unanue is the former Chief Operating Officer of the family-owned Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States.
In 2008, he flirted with candidacy for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey.
In April 2012, Unanue officially announced the formation of AUA Private Equity Partners by partnering with the former principals of Gotham Private Equity Partners, L.P., who integrated their operations into AUA Equity. Unanue and Gotham had been working together for over 3 years. AUA Private Equity Partners is an operationally-focused, lower middle-market private equity firm. The firm invests primarily in companies in the consumer, media and business services sectors, with a particular focus on Hispanic-oriented companies and family-owned businesses located in the United States. AUA Private Equity Partners currently manages five portfolio companies, including Two-Twenty Records Management, LLC, a records information management business and Brighter Dental Solutions LLC, a regional dental practice management company.
Andy was born and raised in New Jersey, the grandson of Goya Foods founders Prudencio and Carolina and son of Joseph A. Unanue. He attended St. Joseph School in Bogota, New Jersey, Alpine Public School and Bergen Catholic High School.
Unanue received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Miami and an MBA from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management. He began working in his father's company in their Miami office, working his way up to President of Goya de Santo Domingo. After his brother Joseph F. Unanue died of myelodysplastic syndrome in 1998, he became Executive Vice President. Unanue became Goya's COO in 1999.
In February 2004, Unanue left Goya to establish a family office. Through his family office AU & Associates, LLC, he has made investments in companies such as Opt-Intelligence, Inc., BigFish Games, Inc. and eSchoolData, LLC. He was also a former Operating Executive of Palladium Equity Partners.
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