Some topics are too important to send around in a memo. The overhaul of Thailand’s rules for how listed companies enter into major transactions is one of them — so on 30 June 2026, we put it on a stage and into a room full of the people it affects most.
The event
“New Rules, New Game: M&A and RPT” brought senior leaders from Thai listed companies together at One Bangkok for a half-morning seminar built around a simple promise on the invitation: what registered companies need to know under the new SEC and SET criteria.
33 senior leaders from Thai listed companies took part — the room kept deliberately senior so the conversation stayed candid. And rather than approach a cross-disciplinary subject from a single angle, Wise Equity Legal Counsel convened a panel that put law, finance, and capital-markets execution side by side:
The gist
The timing was the point. A new SEC and SET framework for Material Transactions and Related Party Transactions took effect on 1 July 2026 — the first foundational rewrite of these rules in nearly two decades. It shifts the regime from regulator pre-clearance toward a disclosure-based model, which means more flexibility for companies and more responsibility on boards.
The seminar’s job wasn’t to recite the regulation. It was to help decision-makers see what changes for them in practice — and to do it the day before the rules went live, while there was still room to prepare.
Did it land? The room answered clearly
We measure every session, because interest and effectiveness shouldn’t be a matter of opinion. The feedback from 25 senior respondents was unambiguous:
Two signals stood out beyond the headline scores.
First, the room converged. Attendees arrived with very different levels of familiarity — some deep in the detail, some seeing it fresh — and left aligned at a common, working level of understanding. Turning a mixed room into one that speaks the same language is exactly what boards and management teams need before a transaction, not after.
Second, they asked for more. The most-requested follow-up was real-world case studies and a deeper session on information disclosure — the kind of “we want to go further” feedback that tells you a topic has genuinely connected.
Why it matters for what comes next
A 100% “do it again” rate and a 42-point jump in understanding aren’t just nice numbers — they’re a signal of appetite. Listed-company leaders want practical, cross-functional guidance on this shift, delivered by people who can speak law, finance, and execution in the same breath.
That is precisely the room Wise Equity is built to convene — and the advisory work we do every day once the seminar ends. If your board or management team needs to get ready for the new MT & RPT regime, let’s have that conversation.
To arrange a private briefing or an MT/RPT readiness review for your company, contact Yaowarote Klinboon at Yaowarote.k@wiseequitylegal.com and Teerasak Petchpaibool at Teerasak.p@wiseequitylegal.com.
