Blueprint: Makarora, Ares to take Plymouth private, AEW ends its Asia flagship series, the trend driving consolidation, and more

The seasons have finally begun to change in many markets this week, but private real estate still finds itself in a similar state of flux. Makarora and Ares Management swoop in as surprise buyers for Plymouth Industrial REIT; AEW ends its Asia fund series; parent PEI Group's Private Markets 2030 feature demonstrates changing investor landscape driving manager consolidation; Nuveen gets into the private wealth market; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.