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).

The Four Vulnerabilities in Thai Property

IPO Radar: S Hotels & Resorts, Singha's Hospitality Arm

The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Singapore's Stagnation, Vietnam Rocks, and Indonesian Telcos

IPO Radar: SHREIT, Charoen's Next Hotel REIT

IPO Radar: B-WORK, A True Office REIT....Yeah, That'll Work :)

Reality Check XVII: What Should We Make of This Thailand Future Fund Thing?

IPO Stalker: SHREIT Doubles Down on Bali & Malaysia

Asean (Thailand) Focused Independent Research

M Corp Review

M Corp is led by Athaporn Arayasantiparb who 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 17 years, of which 14 were in research and 4 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 provides six on-going thematic series ranked by frequency in descending order, namely: 1) Silicon Stories (technology) 2) Sathorn Series (financial services) 3) Thai-Coons (billionaire origin stories) 4) Reality Check (data-driven, investigative) 5) Thai Media Spotlight; and 6) Thai Macro Watch (global market drivers).

Equity Capital Markets

Singha Prime Office Leasehold REIT / Equity Capital Markets

Singha Prime Office Leasehold REIT (SPRIME TB)

<p>SPRIME (S Prime Growth Leasehold REIT) is a REIT that primarily manages the Sun Tower office building pictured above on Vibhavadee-Rangsit Road. This well-located Grade B office building boasts a high occupancy rate of 95% and rental growth of almost 7% per annum. We valued their 30-year leases at Bt8.6/sh based on DCF, so this implies a 14% downside since REITs in Thailand are traditionally issued at Bt10/sh. Positives include the high yields (~7%), rental growth (6.9%), and occupancy rate (95%). But also remember that this is not Grade A office....Think Park Ventures or All Seasons place, and the majority of the clients are external ones, not captive ones as we saw in the earlier case with B-WORK. Unless they are willing to IPO at a lower price than the traditional practice (Bt10/sh), we would be cautious about participating.</p>

SPRIME (S Prime Growth Leasehold REIT) is a REIT that primarily manages the Sun Tower office building pictured above on Vibhavadee-Rangsit Road. This well-located Grade B office building boasts a high occupancy rate of 95% and rental growth of almost 7% per annum. We valued their 30-year leases at Bt8.6/sh based on DCF, so this implies a 14% downside since REITs in Thailand are traditionally issued at Bt10/sh. Positives include the high yields (~7%), rental growth (6.9%), and occupancy rate (95%). But also remember that this is not Grade A office....Think Park Ventures or All Seasons place, and the majority of the clients are external ones, not captive ones as we saw in the earlier case with B-WORK. Unless they are willing to IPO at a lower price than the traditional practice (Bt10/sh), we would be cautious about participating.

Bualuang Office Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (B-WORK TB)

Bualuang Office Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust

IPO Radar: SPRIME, an Office REIT from Singha Group