Jean-Marc Chapus
Source of wealth: Finance
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Jean-Marc Chapus's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Jean-Marc Chapus could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.5 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Jean-Marc Chapus could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Jean-Marc Chapus could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.4 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 Jean-Marc Chapus could pay for it entirely for 0.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Jean-Marc Chapus could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Jean-Marc Chapus 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 0.0 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Jean-Marc Chapus's fortune is equivalent to 8 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.
Jean-Marc Chapus could buy 2,206,245 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 0 trucks to transport them. Although Jean-Marc Chapus will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Jean-Marc Chapus is a managing partner and cofounder of Crescent Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based debt-focused investment firm with $43 billion in assets under management.
He serves on the advisory board of the Milwaukee Brewers, where his Crescent cofounder Mark Attanasio is chairman and principal owner.
Chapus is reported to be a part of the ownership group of the Brewers.
Prior to cofounding Crescent Capital in 1991, Chapus worked at Drexel Burnham Lambert, a pioneer of junk-bond trading.
Chapus also worked as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers in the early 1980s.
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