King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised the Spanish Private Equity firm Realza Capital on the structuring and first closing of its second private equity fund, with commitments of €125 million.

The final closing of this planned €200 million fund is expected by the end of 2016 and its strategy is to invest in Spanish medium-sized companies (EBITDA from €5 to €20 million).

Realza Capital, through its first fund, has committed capital of €170 million received from leading international institutional investors, as well as from Spanish institutional investors and family offices. Realza Capital has a successful and committed team, led by Alfredo Zavala and Martín González del Valle, with a combined experience of more than 100 years in the Private Equity sector.

The KWM team was led by International Funds partner Isabel Rodríguez with senior associate Ildefonso Alier and associate Bernardo Martín.