Alfred Gantner
Source of wealth: Private equity
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Alfred Gantner's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Alfred Gantner could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.4 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Alfred Gantner could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.6 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Alfred Gantner could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.9 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Alfred Gantner could pay for it entirely for 1.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Alfred Gantner could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 5.3 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Alfred Gantner with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Alfred Gantner's fortune is equivalent to 22 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Alfred Gantner could buy 5,765,405 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 1 trucks to transport them. Although Alfred Gantner will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Alfred Gantner is the cofounder of Partners Group, a Swiss private equity firm that manages more than $131 billion.
Gantner started Partners Group in 1996 after stints at UBS and Goldman Sachs, where he met cofounders Marcel Erni and Urs Wietlisbach.
The firm went public in Switzerland in 2006 and the trio each own roughly 5% of the stock.
Gantner earned his MBA from the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management, Utah.
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