Celine Houwen is a candidate civil law notary in the Corporate / M&A department. She advises on a variety of cross-border transactions, including but not limited to: private M&A, corporate governance, management participations, domestic and cross-border (re)structuring and joint ventures. Celine further assists clients with all general corporate matters. 

Work highlights
Some of Celine's recent work highlights include assisting:

• Eteck Energie, the largest sustainable provider of heating and cooling systems in the Netherlands, on a EUR 225 million financing deal and related restructuring
• RTL Group, a European operator of commercial radio and television stations, on its envisaged merger with Talpa Network
• NPM Capital NV on the sale of HAK, one of the largest fruit and vegetable processing companies in Northern Europe, to KDV Group

In 2016, Celine became a member of NautaDutilh's Rotterdam office in the notarial Corporate M&A department. She was NautaDutilh's resident candidate civil law notary in the New York office from the summer of 2022 until August 2023, where she advised on a wide range of matters, including corporate governance and M&A and finance transactions.

Celine received a Master's degree in notarial law from the University of Groningen, and is currently a member of KNB (Royal Society of Notaries).