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 #13: Dude, Where's My Inventory?

Five Strategies Favored by Thai Conglomerates and Tycoons

Telecom Review: A Primer on Concessions and Spectrums

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).

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Thailand Consumer staples / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

The World Cup in Russia approaches. Most "Thai-Coons" will probably be too busy to watch it, but that doesn't mean they won't be celebrating all the money flowing into their coffers. MCorp Review identified three of them, namely the CP Group, Charoen's TCC Group, and Central Group, which control stocks that have most to gain, as well as some honorable mentions for those lesser Thai-Coons who get a piece of the action. OK, time for the kickoff! FIFA has once ranked Thailand as one of the top 10…

The World Cup in Russia approaches. Most "Thai-Coons" will probably be too busy to watch it, but that doesn't mean they won't be celebrating all the money flowing into their coffers. MCorp Review identified three of them, namely the CP Group, Charoen's TCC Group, and Central Group, which control stocks that have most to gain, as well as some honorable mentions for those lesser Thai-Coons who get a piece of the action. OK, time for the kickoff! FIFA has once ranked Thailand as one of the top 10…

World Cup & Thai-Coons