Through CAA ICON’s leadership and perseverance, we were able to exceed our expectations and raise the bar of hospitality services while staying on time and on budget. Their vast experience and expert knowledge was critical to our project’s success.

As a leader, we know CAA ICON is the perfect firm to oversee the representation of our ownership group and make sure their vision comes to fruition.

Barrett Sports Group, LLC [now CAA ICON Strategic Advisory] brings extraordinary industry knowledge and experience in various critical functions and disciplines, a large network of contacts which they are able to tap into to provide up-to-date, first-hand feedback, a high level of credibility which is reassuring to clients and colleagues alike, and the ability to effectively communicate in person and in writing critical information and data

On behalf of the Hillsborough County Appraiser’s Office, I want to personally thank you for your significant contribution to our recent court case involving the tax assessment of the St. Pete Times Forum…Your unique insight into the sports industry in general and National Hockey League in particular allowed us to better understand the issues facing the league and the impact those issues have on our arena.

Romani remained part of the convention center's team to review change orders from contractors seeking additional fees from construction cost overruns, saving the city $2 million in unnecessary payouts.

AEG has developed nearly $2B of sports and entertainment venues in the US and Europe in just the last 4 years. ICON delivered each project on time and under budget. We demand that level of certainty on our projects and ICON always delivers.

I consider Dan Barrett to be one of the most knowledgeable stadium and franchise advisors in the sports industry. He brings a creative, innovative approach to complex, challenging projects.

We set out to create the ultimate entertainment destination and certainly a place never before experienced in the UK or elsewhere in Europe. CAA ICON was able to bring the lessons learned from AEG’s US projects and meld those into the unique culture and branding environment we needed here in London. Their project management was brilliant.

Without question, we have selected the very best in the world for this complex and challenging project. CAA ICON and Tim Romani have the global credentials to provide us with the expert advice we need. The selection of CAA ICON takes this process to a whole new level.

CAA ICON’s team in Berlin was like family. They understood what we needed to design and build a successful venue in Germany and took personal pride in managing every detail. Germany is a challenging environment to deal with building contractors, but CAA ICON developed positive relationships and commanded respect.

The team at CAA ICON is unrivaled by anyone else in the industry and their track record for developing outstanding facilities is second to none.

CAA ICON Strategic Advisory represented MountainStar Sports Group in its 2013 acquisition of the Triple A Tucson Padres, negotiation with the City of El Paso for the development, financing, and management of a new ballpark in downtown El Paso, and presentation to the Pacific Coast League and Minor League Baseball for approval of the relocation to El Paso, among numerous tasks. BSG was involved from the very beginning of the project to opening day of the ballpark. Dan Barrett was a critical member of the team, served as Mountain Star’s lead negotiator, and was also responsible for identifying and bringing in additional resources as needed. His experience, industry knowledge, work ethic, professionalism, and integrity were respected by everyone. But the qualities that set Dan apart from his peers are his leadership ability, his creativity in crafting solutions to complex financial, operational, and political issues, and his ability to listen to project stakeholders to bring parties together and deals with closure.

I’ve worked with CAA ICON now on two very difficult stadium projects. The first when I ran the MetroStars and could not have been more impressed with their experience and how they conduct a project. When I got my second stadium deal done and took over the Philadelphia Union, I didn’t hesitate to call CAA ICON to activate our new stadium project. They are simply the best in the business.

FIGC needed a fresh look at our stadium portfolio across Italy and an expert approach to creating a winning bid to host UEFA EURO 2016. CAA ICON was precisely the international stadium specialist we needed. CAA ICON immersed themselves into our unique sports culture and coupled that with their extensive stadium knowledge to develop a detailed plan for optimizing Italy’s stadium infrastructure. From the moment we engaged ICON, they had a full team in Rome and became an integrated partner with FIGC.

CAA ICON always told me what I needed to know and did what needed to be done. They were the voice of reason that I relied upon to get Prudential Center built.