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. 8: Thaksin...Business Genius or Political Provacateur?

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

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

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

Equity Bottom-Up

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services / Equity Bottom-Up

<p>With a net worth of almost US$3bn to his name and counting, Dr. Prasert Prasatthong-osoth and his son, Captain Putthipong, are probably Thailand's fastest rising tycoons. Allied with them is the world's second richest lawyer, Vichai Thongtaeng, who owned the non-listed Phyathai and Paolo Hospitals which I frequent. Bangkok Dusit has been buying stakes in rivals: sometimes controlling, other times minority, but there's a fine line between the two when you deal with a businessman this savvy yo. His son can fly planes, but what he's really doing is running Thailand's boutique airline and a monopoly airport in Samui, an important tourist destination. And they ain't stopping yet. Most recently, Doc just bought Swissotel from Nai Lert Park, and he's gonna convert it into Thailand's first wellness center.</p><p>Doctor Dad and Pilot Son...These guys are taking off yo! Hold tight!</p>

With a net worth of almost US$3bn to his name and counting, Dr. Prasert Prasatthong-osoth and his son, Captain Putthipong, are probably Thailand's fastest rising tycoons. Allied with them is the world's second richest lawyer, Vichai Thongtaeng, who owned the non-listed Phyathai and Paolo Hospitals which I frequent. Bangkok Dusit has been buying stakes in rivals: sometimes controlling, other times minority, but there's a fine line between the two when you deal with a businessman this savvy yo. His son can fly planes, but what he's really doing is running Thailand's boutique airline and a monopoly airport in Samui, an important tourist destination. And they ain't stopping yet. Most recently, Doc just bought Swissotel from Nai Lert Park, and he's gonna convert it into Thailand's first wellness center.Doctor Dad and Pilot Son...These guys are taking off yo! Hold tight!

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services

Thai-Coons Ep. 6: A Deal with the Doctor