Linklaters advises Nordic Capital and Conscia on the acquisition of Open Line

Linklaters has advised Conscia Group, a leading European provider of cybersecurity, networking, and cloud managed services backed by Nordic Capital, on its agreement to acquire Open Line, a Netherlands-based cloud managed services provider with strong market positions in highly regulated sectors including healthcare and the public sector.

This transaction marks Conscia’s largest acquisition to date and its 17th acquisition in the past five years, further supporting its ambition to become a pan-European leader in cybersecurity and managed services. The proposed acquisition will strengthen Conscia’s portfolio, particularly through Open Line’s expertise in cloud and automation, and enable group-wide sales synergies and cross-country collaboration.

Mariken van Esch, lead partner:

“Alex and I are delighted to have advised Nordic Capital and Conscia on this milestone acquisition and congratulate them with the signing of this transaction. We have greatly enjoyed working together with the Nordic Capital and Conscia teams in this transformative and ambitious project. We thank them for their trust and are excited to learn what is next for the platform in the times ahead.”

The Linklaters team was led by Corporate partners Mariken van Esch (Amsterdam) and Alex Woodward (London). The core team also included David de Gilder, Maxim van Vessem and Jonas Poolman.