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).

Snippets #7: The End of Digital Banking Fees

Snippets #8: Syrian Tensions, PTT's New IPO!

Sathorn Series D: KTB + TMB = Thailand's New Banking Godzilla Yo!

Snippets#5: Trump Vs Techdom, Clash of the Titans

Snippets#4: Ferrum's Transformation from Phones to Power Plants

Snippets#3: Thailand's New Debt Crisis? Hmm...Maybe Not

Equity Bottom-Up

<p><strong>CENTEL could bid for KFC Franchises in Thailand, </strong>as Yum! Brands appears on the verge of selling some 244 stores it operates directly in the Kingdom. Currently, there are 586 stores in total, and CENTEL, the second largest restaurant operator in Thailand after MINT, already runs 212 of them. KFC is the biggest brand under CENTEL's umbrella in terms of both number of stores and revenues (other portfolio brands include Mister Donuts, Ootoya, Auntie Anne, and Pepper Lunch), so they are definitely…</p>

CENTEL could bid for KFC Franchises in Thailand, as Yum! Brands appears on the verge of selling some 244 stores it operates directly in the Kingdom. Currently, there are 586 stores in total, and CENTEL, the second largest restaurant operator in Thailand after MINT, already runs 212 of them. KFC is the biggest brand under CENTEL's umbrella in terms of both number of stores and revenues (other portfolio brands include Mister Donuts, Ootoya, Auntie Anne, and Pepper Lunch), so they are definitely…

Snippets#6: CENTEL's KFC Bid, Trump's Flabby Dollar$

Central Plaza Hotel

Snippets#6: CENTEL's KFC Bid, Trump's Flabby Dollar$