Milken’s New Predators’ Ball: Billionaires Gather in Florida (1)

Michael Milken turned Los Angeles into a finance powerhouse, gathering dealmakers for his infamous Predators’ Ball and then later pairing policy wonks with big money for his annual conference.

Now he’s headed to the latest power base for U.S. financiers and politicians: South Florida. The income tax-free, palm tree-lined oasis is where New York’s ultra-wealthy have long decamped for the winter, but are increasingly making their permanent home.

Michael Milken

Photographer: Paul Miller/Bloomberg

The 75-year-old billionaire kicks off the first Milken Institute South Florida Dialogues on Friday, according to an invitation obtained by Bloomberg. The six-day preliminary agenda of island- and mansion-hopping has Ken ...