# AUA Private Equity Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> AUA Private Equity Partners is a private equity based in United States. 2 investments on record, latest Nov 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# AUA Private Equity Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in May 2026, closing $305M. Last cheque observed Nov 2014.

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Private equity Quiet New fund $305M, May 2026

Growth Food Consumer Hispanic

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **4386** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$29M** Rounds led **0 of 2**

Pitch AUA Private Equity Partners

## AUA Private Equity Partners highlights

- 01 2 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

> Operationally-focused lower-middle market investment firm partnering with family-owned businesses or companies poised to benefit from the growth of the U.S. Hispanic population within our dedicated sectors. From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth
- **Sectors:** Food Consumer Hispanic
- **Based in:** West Palm Beach, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Menlook](https://millionrounds.com/company/menlook)** Venture · GB **$29M** With 6 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **May** **[Brighter Dental Care](https://millionrounds.com/company/brighter-dental-care)** US · finance.yahoo.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

AU **Andrew Unanue** Authorized Trustee of the sole member of the sole member of the Applicant's General Partner. i Filing they signed

DB **David Benyaminy** Member of AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC [Manager of Issuer] i Filing they signed

KB **Kyce Ben Chihi** Member of AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC [Manager of Issuer] i Filing they signed

SA **Steven Arthur Flyer** Member of AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC [Manager of Issuer] i Filing they signed

We also hold **17** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$842M** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 170597

Funds on its Form ADV

**12** private funds, **$552M** in gross assets · filed May 2024

- AUA Private Equity Fund II, L.P. *Private equity* 67 investors $253M
- AUA Private Equity Parallel Fund II, L.P. *Private equity* 8 investors $89M
- AUA Culinary Partners, LLC *Private equity* 11 investors $88M
- AUA Smokehouse Holdings, LLC *Private equity* 20 investors $50M
- AUA Private Equity Fund, L.P. *Private equity* 50 investors $34M
- AUA Private Equity Parallel Fund, L.P. *Private equity* 13 investors $25M
- AUA Private Equity Parallel Fund II B, L.P. *Private equity* 9 investors $6.4M
- AUA Pudding Partners *Private equity* 6 investors $4.9M
- AUA Dough Partners, LLC *Private equity* 4 investors $1.8M
- AUA Nutrition Partners, LLC *Private equity* 5 investors $1.5M

And 2 more on the filing.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Blue Star Media** **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

New fund on file

**$305M**

raised in May 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Growth

Median round joined **$29M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2014

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *1*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2014

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## Quick answers about AUA Private Equity Partners

### What does AUA Private Equity Partners invest in?

AUA Private Equity Partners invests most often at Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Food, Consumer and Hispanic.

### How active is AUA Private Equity Partners?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2014.

### How big are AUA Private Equity Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $29M.

### Is AUA Private Equity Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2014.

### What kind of investor is AUA Private Equity Partners?

AUA Private Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in West Palm Beach, United States.

### How much does AUA Private Equity Partners manage?

About $842M, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

### Has AUA Private Equity Partners raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in May 2026, reporting $305M raised.

### When was AUA Private Equity Partners founded?

AUA Private Equity Partners was founded in 2011.

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