Maya Capital is to invest £100m (€134.6m) in regional UK office real estate this year.

The private equity firm said a “top-tier� UK institutional investor had backed the firm’s regional strategy with a £100m commitment.

Maya Capital will focus on UK regional cities and has closed its first transaction, as well as having £24m committed to two deals under offer.

A Â£6m investment in a Swansea building has been made at a net initial yield of 10%.

Maya Capital said its aim is to build a portfolio of UK secondary office assets that are worth �more together than alone�, due to their complementary risk profiles and investors’ current appetite for larger investment size.

David Pralong, managing partner and founder of Maya Capital, said as all-time low yields plateau in London and its immediate vicinity, there is “growing investor appetite for a regional strategy outside the M25â€�.

�We are delighted to have the backing of a top-tier institutional investor that has committed £100m to our strategy, and look forward to executing further value driven transactions in the months to come,� he said.

Maya Capital has £15m of investments within the M25, including Countryside House, an office building in Brentwood, which is bought in 2014 and an office building in Reading, bought last October.