On 21 January 2019, The Montreux Healthcare Fund announced that it had acquired Independence Homes Ltd through its platform asset Active Assistance.

The Montreux Healthcare Fund invests in the UK specialist care space. Active Assistance is a leading UK complex care specialist, while Independence Homes - headquartered in Caterham, Surrey - is the foremost epilepsy care provider in the UK and cares for individuals with a broad spectrum of disabilities.

Gowling WLG advised Montreux Healthcare Fund and its platform holding company Active Assistance on the acquisition. Neil Hendron and Hugh Maule led a Gowling WLG team supported by Siân Dewing (corporate/M&A), Kirsty Barnes and Alasdair McKenzie (finance) and Elizabeth Napier and Stephen White (real estate).