Asean-focused. Ex-Head of Thai Research

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Athaporn served as Head of Research for UOB and ANZ in Thailand and was an award-winning telecoms analyst at UBS in 2010 (AsiaMoney Thailand category) and Regional Strategist for DMG in Singapore. Prior to that, he also served as Kasikornbank credit analyst and scholar. He has a total work experience of 22 years, of which 19 were in research and 9 in research management roles. He started his career as an engineer for PTT and currently manages family investments. He holds an MBA from Stern (NYU) and CFA Charter since 2006.

Apart from IPO Radar, which focuses on future listings, MCorp Review also performs financial advisory services for TKC Services and provides 11 other on-going thematic series ranked by frequency in descending order, namely:

1) Snippets (news-driven);
2) Sathorn Series (financial services);
3) Silicon Stories (technology); 
4) Thai-Coons (billionaire origin series);
5) Reality Check (data-driven, investigative);
6) Thai Media Spotlight;
7) Political Pit Stop; 
8) Telecom Review; 
9) Thai Macro Watch (read-through from foreign events);  
10) Small Cap Diary; and
11) Property Grid

There are also 3 limited-time series driven by specific events or locations, namely:
1) Thai Corona Crisis;
2) South Series; and
3) Mechanics and Details (deal forensics).

Thai-Coons (Ep. 3): RBS Logo...Seriously?

Thai-Coons (Ep. 4): Mitsubishi's Bankin' Buddy

Thai-Coons Ep.5: Great Gatsby Bangkok-Style

Thai-Coons (Season Premiere): The Richest Man in Thailand

Equity Bottom-Up

<p>Today, Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi presides over an empire with almost complete domination of Thai liquor business and is a strong number 2 in beer, hypermarkets, potato chips, and tissue. On top of that, he has huge properties in Singapore and Thailand. Not bad for a fourth-grader who used to collect bottle caps! Within the Group, we like Thai Beverage and Berli Jucker, his two flagships in Thailand. In this review, we also discuss the recent rumors around his future M&amp;A (Ticon) and a interesting deal unrelated to his group (KKP) that surfaced around the same time and what you should do about it. His TCC Group is incredibly diversified. His story is legend. Enjoy!</p>

Today, Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi presides over an empire with almost complete domination of Thai liquor business and is a strong number 2 in beer, hypermarkets, potato chips, and tissue. On top of that, he has huge properties in Singapore and Thailand. Not bad for a fourth-grader who used to collect bottle caps! Within the Group, we like Thai Beverage and Berli Jucker, his two flagships in Thailand. In this review, we also discuss the recent rumors around his future M&amp;A (Ticon) and a interesting deal unrelated to his group (KKP) that surfaced around the same time and what you should do about it. His TCC Group is incredibly diversified. His story is legend. Enjoy!

Thai-Coons (Episode 2): Bottle Cap Boy Turned Beer Baron