Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Germany, Altano is the largest equine clinic group globally, operating 74 clinics across 12 jurisdictions in Europe, North America, and Oceania. Its network of almost 1,000 veterinarians treats 150,000+ horses a year, providing a range of specialist services including internal medicine, orthopaedics, dentistry, ophthalmology, and urogynaecology, alongside 24/7 emergency cover. The horses it treats are often competition thoroughbreds owned by wealthy individuals, syndicates or organisations and are used in racing, dressage or showjumping, alongside working animals and those owned for leisure purposes.
The partnership unites two organisations with complementary strengths. Bridgepoint brings deep experience in partnering with and growing specialist healthcare businesses, such as Identicare, a leading provider of pet identification and protection services; Safe Life, a global leader in the distribution of automated external defibrillators; and Prescient Healthcare Group, a high-growth provider of decision support and advisory services to the pharmaceutical industry. Altano brings a clinical movement built by and for veterinarians — a community founded on collaboration, knowledge sharing and a shared commitment to continuously improving the standard of equine care. Together, they intend to invest further in veterinarians, clinical excellence and specialist capabilities, extending Altano's reach while keeping equine welfare at the centre of everything the Group does.
