Mr. Daniel S. Barrett
Principal

Mr. Barrett is the founder and principal owner of Barrett Sports Group, LLC, a boutique consulting firm specializing in the business of sports. Prior to forming Barrett Sports Group, LLC, Mr. Barrett was Managing Director of the Western Region Sports & Entertainment Investment Banking Division of A.G. Edwards & Sons. Prior to that, Mr. Barrett was the head of the Western Region Hospitality, Sports & Leisure Consulting Practice for Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Barrett has over 18 years experience in planning, financing, developing and operating sports, entertainment and real estate projects. Mr. Barrett has personally worked on over 500 sports industry projects.

Mr. Barrett has direct experience in the following areas:

• Acquisition Due Diligence
• Asset Management
• Benchmarking Studies
• Buy Versus Lease Comparison
• Capital Investment Analysis
• Cash Flow Model Development
• Economic/Fiscal Impact Analysis
• Evaluation of Joint Venture and Financing Proposals
• Financial Advisory
• Identification of Public and Private Financing Sources
• Lease Evaluation/Comparison
• Litigation Support
• Market and Financial Feasibility Evaluation
• Multi-Disciplinary Project Team Management
• Multi-Variable Sensitivity Analysis
• Negotiation Advisory and Support
• Operations Reviews
• Project Budgeting
• Public and Corporate Finance
• Rating Agency and Insurance Presentations/Negotiations
• Real Estate Appraisal
• Site Evaluation/Selection
• Sports Facility Valuation
• Sports Franchise Valuation
• Strategic Planning
• Tax-Exempt and Taxable Debt
• Workout Strategies

Mr. Barrett also has extensive experience analyzing numerous types of land uses, including: arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, golf courses and other entertainment/recreational uses; convention centers; resort, gaming and convention hotels; master planned mixed use developments; affordable, market rate and luxury permanent housing; resort-related housing; neighborhood, regional and urban entertainment shopping centers; light industrial parks; and offices.

Mr. Barrett is a nationally recognized sports industry expert. He has authored sports industry articles and been quoted in numerous publications. In addition, Mr. Barrett has been a speaker at sports industry conferences and conventions and a guest lecturer at the University of Southern California, California State University, Long Beach and the University of San Francisco. He is an adjunct professor having taught The Business of Sport at the University of San Francisco graduate program in Sport Management.

Mr. Barrett earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Southern California (USC). He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics/International Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).