- CEO
- Oscar Locsin de Venecia
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Real estate development
- Address
- Bangkok Thailand
- Business
- AKS Corporation Public Company Limited is a Thailand-based holding company engaged in real estate development, hospitality management, consumer financial services, renewable energy investment, and agricultural biotechnology. The company operates through five primary business segments: Real Estate Development, Hospitality, Financial Services, Renewable Energy, and Agriculture and Wellness.
In its Real Estate Development segment, the company develops, constructs, leases, and sells residential and commercial properties; its portfolio encompasses single-detached housing estates, townhomes, and low-rise and high-rise condominiums under developments such as AQ Welle, AQ Arbor, AQ Viridian, and AQ Alix Residence Soonvijai, alongside real estate brokerage, property management, commercial space leasing, and non-performing property asset management. In its Hospitality segment, the company manages and operates boutique hotels, beachfront resorts, and serviced residences through its subsidiary, Aquarius Hotel Collection; properties include Alix Bangkok Hotel in Bangkok, ShaSa Resort & Residences in Koh Samui, Malibu Resort & Beach Club in Koh Samui, and The Tarna Align Resort in Koh Tao. In its Financial Services segment, the company delivers non-bank retail credit, personal financing, and micro-lending solutions through subsidiaries and affiliated entities including BYC Capital Ltd., MSCW Co., Ltd., Pico Solutions (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and Beyond Capital Asset Management; services comprise nationwide unsecured personal loans (P-Loan), provincial microfinance (Pico Finance), nano-finance, vehicle hire purchase, auto leasing, and distressed debt collection. In its Renewable Energy segment, the company maintains strategic equity investments in alternative energy generation platforms, including utility-scale solar energy projects via Green Earth Power (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and wind power generation assets via Wind Energy Holding Co., Ltd. In its Agriculture and Wellness segment, the company undertakes the cultivation, extraction, and supply of medicinal cannabis, hemp, and pharmaceutical-grade herbs for healthcare, wellness, and commercial applications.
The company was founded in 1982 as Kritsada Investment Co., Ltd., previously operated under the name AQ Estate Public Company Limited, and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. The company serves individual home buyers, domestic and international tourists, medical travelers, retail borrowers, small business owners, and regional energy markets across Thailand and Southeast Asia.
In recent developments, the company executed a major corporate reorganization and officially rebranded from AQ Estate Public Company Limited to AKS Corporation Public Company Limited under its AKS New Era strategic initiative, shifting its corporate model from a traditional property developer into a diversified investment holding group. To expand its footprint in non-bank financial services, the company completed the acquisitions of consumer lending firm MSCW Co., Ltd. and licensed microfinance provider Pico Solutions (Thailand) Co., Ltd., while scaling nationwide digital loan operations through BYC Capital Ltd. In addition, the company restructured its hospitality division under the Aquarius Hotel Collection to incorporate green hotel sustainability standards, divested non-core leisure properties, and deployed capital into high-growth diversification sectors, including licensed upstream cannabis production and renewable power infrastructure.