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Miami Beach Foundation Appoints Three Cultural Luminaries to Board

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc., dedicated to the support of classical music and age-related medical research, is pleased to welcome three new board members.

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  • The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc., dedicated to the support of classical music and age-related medical research, is pleased to welcome three new board members.
  • These members are Susan Feder, former program officer for Arts and Culture at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Marc A. Scorca, president and CEO of OPERA America, and Mark Volpe, former president and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
  • “Susan Feder, Marc Scorca and Mark Volpe are luminaries in their respective fields of music, and we are honored to have them on the Foundation’s board,” said Michael A. Carpenter, chairman and president of the board of the Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation.
  • “With their stature and experience, we look forward to their insights as we expand the reach of our symphonic music and opera grants.”
    Since 2017, the Pearce Foundation has given over $5 million in grants to various medical and cultural organizations, including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera, New World Symphony, Harvard Medical School, the Mayo Clinic Foundation and the University of Miami, as well as other music and medical programs.

TheVentureCity Hosts International, Unconventional Summit to Empower its Global Network

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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Miami-based global VC fund TheVentureCity hosted its second international summit from February 13 to 15, to bring together its community at large.

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  • Miami-based global VC fund TheVentureCity hosted its second international summit from February 13 to 15, to bring together its community at large.
  • Not the Noise," the summit took place during a period of flux and uncertainty for VC and startups.
  • The discussions created spaces for open, non-judgmental explorations of how to navigate being a founder, investor and innovator today.
  • To host their yearly event, TheVentureCity partnered with New World Center residents New World Symphony, who brought some musical interludes to the summit.

Thomas H. Lee Partners Appoints Former Willis Towers Watson CEO John Haley as an Executive Partner of Financial Technology & Services Investment Group

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a premier private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies, today announced the appointment of former Willis Towers Watson CEO John Haley as an Executive Partner in the firm’s Financial Technology and Services investment group.

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  • Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a premier private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies, today announced the appointment of former Willis Towers Watson CEO John Haley as an Executive Partner in the firm’s Financial Technology and Services investment group.
  • Prior to joining THL, Haley served as CEO and member of the board of directors of Willis Towers Watson, where he led the company through its IPO in 2000 and three mergers that helped triple its size.
  • Haley will support THL’s efforts in identifying, sourcing, and growing investment opportunities in the financial technology and services sector.
  • To date, THL’s Financial Technology and Services team has deployed $10.3 billion of fund and co-investment capital and partnered with 32 companies.

SHVO Secures Historic Preservation Board Approval for Redevelopment of 407 Lincoln Road

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Additionally, the through-connection between Lincoln Road and Soundscape Park will be reinforced, creating a natural pathway between the two popular destinations.

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  • Additionally, the through-connection between Lincoln Road and Soundscape Park will be reinforced, creating a natural pathway between the two popular destinations.
  • Furthermore, it is the firm's second collaboration in Miami Beach with Foster + Partners, following the announcement of The Alton.
  • SHVO is a real-estate development and investment firm built on the vision of founder and CEO,Michael Shvo, to create culture-defining experiences in iconic properties.
  • Currently, the practice is involved in projects such as the New Slussen Masterplan inSweden,KuwaitInternational Airport, and 425 Park Avenue inNew York.

SHVO SECURES HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD APPROVAL FOR ONE SOUNDSCAPE PARK, FIRST PETER MARINO DESIGNED OFFICE BUILDING IN MIAMI BEACH

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SHVO, the culture-defining real estate development and investment firm, is pleased to welcome the Historic Preservation Board's approval for One Soundscape Park, a new ultra-luxury office property at 1665-1667 Washington Avenue in Miami Beach.

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  • Embracing a front row Soundscape Park exposure, the building features a refined, hospitality-driven lobby and five floors of vibrant office space with private loggia terraces for informal gathering.
  • Commissioned art and furniture play a central role in the project with Peter Marino curated pieces defining the porte-cochere and lobby.
  • Peter Marino, AIA, is the principal of Peter Marino Architect, a 160-person, New Yorkbased architecture practice founded in 1978.
  • Well known for integrating art within architectural designs, Peter Marino has commissioned more than 300 site-specific works of art.

Meredith Monk and Angélica Negrón to Serve as Distinguished Guest Composers for 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival

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Thursday, November 4, 2021
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COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Mizzou New Music Initiative will welcome Meredith Monk and Anglica Negrn (both pictured below) as distinguished guest composers at the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival(MICF), scheduled for Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30, 2022 on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia .

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  • COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Mizzou New Music Initiative will welcome Meredith Monk and Anglica Negrn (both pictured below) as distinguished guest composers at the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival(MICF), scheduled for Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30, 2022 on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia .
  • Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, music-theater works, films, and installations.
  • Also active as an educator, Anglica is currently a teaching artist for New York Philharmonic's Very Young Composers program.
  • A complete schedule of events, times, dates, and venues for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival will be made available at a later date.