Distressed Focus Lapis Advisers focuses on distressed and default municipal bonds, distressed corporations, and non-traded REITs, signaling a need for specialized due diligence, credit analytics, and market intelligence to source and evaluate opportunities in inefficient market segments. This creates sales opportunities for data, research, and deal-sourcing partnerships that enhance investment decision accuracy and risk management.

DIP Financing Recent debtor-in-possession financing activity for IHC funds demonstrates a appetite for distressed restructurings, presenting opportunities to offer restructuring advisory, bankruptcy support, capital advisory, and interim financing structuring services to current portfolio firms and prospective targets.

Asset Growth Acquiring Kingswood Senior Living indicates expansion into large-scale real estate assets and operating businesses, suggesting demand for asset management, due diligence for acquisitions, facilities optimization, and integration services for healthcare or senior-living portfolios.

Private Credit Past debt investments such as CleanFiber show a readiness to deploy debt capital via private credit, creating openings for origination partnerships, mezzanine financing, and structured debt solutions to support growth-stage companies aligned with Lapis' risk profile.

Municipal Finance Municipal Opportunities Fund activity underscores specialization in municipal markets, offering cross-sell opportunities in municipal finance advisory, regulatory/compliance services, ESG reporting, and data-driven governance tools to strengthen fund operations and reporting.