Blueprint: Ares and KKR declare real estate market bottom, a French real estate giant emerges, fundraising periods take longer

Ares, KKR leaders add their voices declaring a market bottom and intent to go on the acquisition offensive; the sale of the asset management business of French insurer AXA to the country's bank BNP Paribas means another private real estate giant gets even bigger; PERE data demonstrates how funds are taking notably longer to get closed; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.