Gregory Conway

Gregory Conway worked as an Associate at AUA Private Equity Partners, a New York–founded, operationally focused lower-middle-market private equity firm led by Managing Partner and founder Andy Unanue. AUA pursues what it trademarks as "Demographic-Driven Investing®," concentrating on family-owned and Hispanic-oriented companies in the consumer products and services sectors. As an associate, Conway sat on deal teams alongside the firm's partners and vice presidents, supporting sourcing, diligence, and execution across both acquisitions and exits.

His documented deal activity clusters in 2020–2021, a period when AUA was actively realizing and reshaping its consumer portfolio. He served as an associate on the September 2020 acquisition of Westminster Pet Products (on a team led by Partner David Benyaminy), and on two exits led by Partner Steven Flyer: the October 2020 sale of Indulge Desserts to Switzerland's Emmi Group, and the January 2021 divestiture of Associated Supermarket Group to its management team. This gives him hands-on experience across the full deal lifecycle in food & beverage, pet products, and grocery distribution.

Conway does not appear on AUA's current team roster, which suggests he has since moved on from the firm; the contact details in the source record (a 212 New York number and an auaequity.com address) reflect his tenure there. Note that "Gregory Conway" and "Greg Conway" are common names — several unrelated professionals (a Simpson Thacher/Willkie attorney, a Waverly Advisors advisor, others) surface in searches and should not be conflated with the AUA associate. No verified public headshot, personal LinkedIn, or educational record could be confirmed for the AUA Gregory Conway specifically, so those are omitted rather than guessed.

• Invests through AUA Private Equity's platform, not as an individual angel — the firm makes control or significant-minority investments in established lower-middle-market companies, not early-stage/seed bets.
• "Demographic-Driven Investing®": AUA targets companies positioned to benefit from U.S. Hispanic population growth, and family-owned businesses seeking a strategic and operational partner.
• Sector concentration: consumer products (food & beverage, pet, wellness, private label) and consumer services (manufacturing, logistics, distribution).
• Financial profile: companies generating EBITDA greater than ~$10 million, enterprise values roughly $75–$200+ million, with AUA writing equity checks of ~$40–$75+ million.
• Value-creation orientation: the firm emphasizes operational improvement, add-on acquisitions, and organic growth — e.g., under AUA ownership Indulge Desserts doubled revenue and grew EBITDA over 70% through three add-on acquisitions before its sale.