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).

IPO Radar: A New Asian Series TV Content Provider Emerges

IPO Radar: TOA, Thailand's New Paint Tycoon

Hidden Tigers (Episode 2): The Three-Pronged Family Empire

Thai Power: A Primer on Regulations, Returns, & Tariffs

Big Brother (Ep. 4): The Invisible Power Company

Hidden Tigers (Season Premiere): Chocolate Ship Donuts

Equity Capital Markets

<p>Just as you may wanna make sure that your host is not some sorta serial killer before you accept their invitation, it may be a good idea to check on the companies and related Groups of various companies doing power IPOs. We'll go down the list based on which we think you find most interesting, starting with BGRIM, since its IPO is right around the corner (ie Wednesday July 19), but you should also know that the Gulf Electric IPO is also expected this year. For the origin stories of mainstream power companies that have been listed much earlier, you can check out <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/big-brother-ep-4-the-invisible-power-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:7611">Big Brother (Ep. 4): The Invisible Power Company</a> regarding the EGAT Group. Bangchak Power (BCPG) is the power arm of Bangchak, which broke away from PTT much like China broke from Taiwan. PTT still has its own power unit called GPSC, and the background of PTT Group can be found in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/big-brother-season-premiere-empire-of-oil" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:7511">Big Brother (Season Premiere): Empire of Oil</a>.</p>

Just as you may wanna make sure that your host is not some sorta serial killer before you accept their invitation, it may be a good idea to check on the companies and related Groups of various companies doing power IPOs. We'll go down the list based on which we think you find most interesting, starting with BGRIM, since its IPO is right around the corner (ie Wednesday July 19), but you should also know that the Gulf Electric IPO is also expected this year. For the origin stories of mainstream power companies that have been listed much earlier, you can check out Big Brother (Ep. 4): The Invisible Power Company regarding the EGAT Group. Bangchak Power (BCPG) is the power arm of Bangchak, which broke away from PTT much like China broke from Taiwan. PTT still has its own power unit called GPSC, and the background of PTT Group can be found in Big Brother (Season Premiere): Empire of Oil.

TPI Polene Power Public Company (TPIPP TB)

Thai Power Genisys: Origin Stories Before the IPOs

B Grimm Power

Thai Power Genisys: Origin Stories Before the IPOs