Connor Corbitt
Associate
Overview
Connor Corbitt is a corporate attorney, admitted to practice in Texas and currently based in Holland & Knight's Newport Beach office. Mr. Corbitt works on issues involving private equity funds, independent sponsors, strategic acquirers and their portfolio companies in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and related transactions.
Mr. Corbitt's experience includes advising buyers and sellers in domestic and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, minority and preferred equity investments, joint ventures and related post-closing matters.
Mr. Corbitt draws on his prior experience in M&A tax structuring to advise clients across a variety of industries, particularly in the energy sector. He handles transactions involving complex structuring considerations, upstream oil and gas acquisitions and dispositions, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and clean ammonia projects, and renewable energy tax equity investments and project development.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Corbitt was an associate at an international law firm in its Houston office, where he focused on M&A, private equity and energy transactions. Before practicing law, he was a member of the M&A tax structuring group at a Big Four accounting firm in its Houston office.
Not yet admitted to California Bar; admitted to Texas Bar only and currently working as a law clerk under supervision of lawyers licensed to practice in California, pending admittance to the California Bar.
Representative Experience
- Represented a family office in the sale of a portable cold storage business to a strategic acquirer
- Advised an independent sponsor on the add-on acquisition of a construction group operating throughout the Mid-Atlantic
- Represented an independent sponsor group in the intragroup sale of a fast-casual noodle restaurant to the United Kingdom-based co-investor
- Represented an independent sponsor in the acquisition of a golf simulator business
- Represented an independent sponsor in the acquisition of an automation services business
- Represented a music licensing company in its concurrent sale of assets and joint venture transaction with a global private equity firm
- Represented an independent sponsor-backed construction group in the add-on acquisition of a construction company
- Represented a U.S. private equity firm in the acquisition of a Canadian education technology company
- Represented multiple private equity firms in upstream oil and gas acquisitions and dispositions, with individual deal values of up to $1 billion
- Represented multiple tax equity investors in investments in varied renewable energy projects, including wind, solar and storage
- Represented a Japanese trading house in a competitive bid to invest in a clean ammonia project
- Represented an energy company in liquefied natural gas (LNG) project development matters
- Represented an energy broker in multiple transactions connecting offtakers to renewable and conventional energy projects
- Represented multiple domestic and foreign trading houses in LNG operational matters
Credentials
- University of California, Irvine School of Law, LL.M., Taxation
- Boston College Law School, J.D.
- University of Maryland, B.A., Philosophy
- Texas
- Association for Corporate Growth, Young Professionals Committee, 2025