Clifford Chance advises Capital A on the intended sale of Open Line to Conscia

16 July 2025

Jeroen Thijssen, Femke Buijs, Robin Traas, Bruno Weisser Lopez, Alec Sanderson, Sanne Blankestijn, Michiel Sunderman, Stern Flik, Andrei Mikes, Jurre Jurriëns, Floris van de Bult , Merle van den Berg, Najib Muslem, Juliette Luycks, Anne Hendrikx, Nivi Balaji, Aniko Adam, Sam Parry, Jordan Bernstein
Amsterdam, Brussels, London

Clifford Chance advises Capital A on the intended sale of Open Line to Conscia

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised Capital A on the intended sale of Open Line, a Netherlands-based cloud managed services provider with strong positions in highly regulated sectors such as healthcare and the public sector, to Conscia, a leading European provider of cybersecurity, networking, and cloud managed services.

Founded in 2002, Open Line is majority owned by Capital A. Open Line has built its business on advanced cloud and automation capabilities, as well as a strong reputation in regulated sectors. The proposed transaction represents the largest acquisition in Conscia’s history and marks Conscia’s 17th acquisition in the past five years. The envisaged acquisition is fully aligned with Conscia’s ambition to become the pan-European leader in cybersecurity and managed services. The proposed transaction is expected to close at the end of the third quarter or the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to customary conditions. Read more about the transaction here.

The core Clifford Chance team was led by Jeroen Thijssen and further consisted of Femke Buijs, Robin Traas, Bruno Weisser Lopez, Jasper Leistra, Marguérite Elias (Corporate), Alec Sanderson, Johan Anton Niesten (Tax) and Sanne Blankestijn (Employment) in Amsterdam. The wider team consisted of Michiel Sunderman, Stern Flik (Tax), Andrei Mikes (Tech//Digital), Jurre Jurriens (Antitrust), Lidwien Stegeman, Obilot Geuljans (Corporate), Floris van de Bult, Merle van den Berg, Najib Muslem, Inge de Bruin (Employment), Juliette Luycks and Anne Hendrikx (Litigation) in Amsterdam, Nivi Balaji (Corporate) in Brussels, and Aniko Adam, Sam Parry and Jordan Bernstein (Corporate) in London.