Ep 4 - Andy Unanue, the founder of AUA Private Equity Partners and former Goya Foods COO, on PE investments in family-owned businesses

Ep 4 - Andy Unanue, the founder of AUA Private Equity Partners and former Goya Foods COO, on PE investments in family-owned businesses

Get in-person insights at the AFI Private Markets Wealth and Innovation Summit in Mayfair on Thursday 25 June 2026. Request your invitation now to this exclusive gathering bringing together senior executives from private asset GPs and LPs for a day of discussion, networking and best practice benchmarking in the heart of London: https://alternativefundinsight.com/afi-private-markets-innovation-summit-2026/ The AFI Private Markets podcast is brought to you in association with Citco. Will's guest today is Andy Unanue, the founder and Managing Partner of AUA Private Equity Partners, an operationally-focused, lower middle market investment firm with expertise in supporting and growing family-owned and demographic-driven businesses. Andy is a member of AUA Private Equity’s Investment Committee, and under his leadership, AUA has deployed over $800m of capital to date. AUA’s business model is driven by Andy’s own family background – he is a member of the Unanue family, which owns and runs Goya Foods, the largest producer of Spanish- and Latin-American foods in the United States. Andy’s grandfather, Prudencio, founded the company in 1936, and Andy’s father, Joe, was a legendary CEO of the company himself. Andy was a leader of Goya for many years, ultimately serving as its COO before founding AUA. Contact the team to get involved! commercial@alternativefundinsight.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 3 - Going deep on private credit with Michael Peterson, Citco

Michael Peterson, Managing Director of Citco Capital Solutions, joins the third episode of AFI Private Markets for a wide-ranging discussion on private credit, following his appearance Global Alts 2026 in Miami. Get in-person insights at the AFI Private Markets Wealth and Innovation Summit in Mayfair on Thursday 25 June 2026. Request your invitation now to this exclusive gathering bringing together senior executives from private asset GPs and LPs for a day of discussion, networking and best practice benchmarking in the heart of London: https://alternativefundinsight.com/afi-private-markets-innovation-summit-2026/ Contact the team to get involved! commercial@alternativefundinsight.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 2: Stuart Fiertz on Cheyne Capital's transformation

Stuart Fiertz, president of Cheyne Capital, guests on the second episode of the AFI Private Markets podcast to discuss his London firm's journey from hedge fund specialist to diversified alts manager with a large footprint in private markets strategies. View topics by time-stamp below. Get in-person insights at the AFI Private Markets Innovation Summit in Mayfair on Thursday 25 June 2026. Request your invitation now to this exclusive gathering bringing together senior executives from private asset GPs and LPs for a day of discussion, networking and best practice benchmarking in the heart of London: https://alternativefundinsight.com/afi-private-markets-innovation-summit-2026/ Contact the team to get involved! commercial@alternativefundinsight.com 0:00 - Introduction 0:59 - Private Markets Innovation Summit: Register now [https://alternativefundinsight.com/afi-private-markets-innovation-summit-2026/] 2:05 - Start of interview. Overview of Cheyne's investing range. 4:26 - Discussion of Cheyne's transformation into a diversified alts manager. 6:42 - Going deeper into the private markets shift. 8:29 - What area of privates are you most excited by? 12:00 - Diving into Fiertz's real estate investments approach. 15:30 - Private credit perspective. 18:05 - First Brands thoughts. 19:30 - Is there a bubble in private credit? 21:55 - SRT opportunity. 24:00 - Technology and role of AI in private markets. 28:00 - Longer term view on private markets. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ep 1: Nicole Grützmacher, FERI on her journey as a private markets allocator

Nicole Grützmacher is Director, Alternative Investments & Senior Investment Specialist at FERI, the German investment firm. She joins Will on the first episode of the PM podcast to explore the future of the space, the allocation priorities on her mind, how she views technology and much more. View topics by time-stamp below. Get in-person insights at the AFI Private Markets Innovation Summit in Mayfair on Thursday 25 June 2026. Request your invitation now to this exclusive gathering bringing together senior executives from private asset GPs and LPs for a day of discussion, networking and best practice benchmarking in the heart of London: https://alternativefundinsight.com/afi-private-markets-innovation-summit-2026/ Contact the team to get involved! commercial@alternativefundinsight.com 0:00 - Introduction 0:59 - Private Markets Innovation Summit: Register now [https://alternativefundinsight.com/afi-private-markets-innovation-summit-2026/] 2:05 - Start of interview. Nicole's route into private markets. 3:38 - Expansion of private markets and role at FERI. 6:01 - Changes in approach of last few years, asset allocation make-up. 9:13 - Why have private markets become more attractive to investors in the past decade? 10:31 - What do you look for in a private markets manager? 12:36 - Opportunities most excited by ahead in private markets. 14:28 - European focus. 14:40 - Focus on private debt. 16:06 - What impact is AI having on the business? 17:04 - Is this expansion going to continue? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.