The man becoming affectionately known by Milanisti as 'Mr. Bee' arrived in Milano on Wednesday, hoping to complete his purchase of shares with Silvio Berlusconi.
Taechaubol, 39, is looking to acquire 48% of shares in AC Milan in exchange for €485million, making this one of the most expensive share purchases in football history.
It has been a long and drawn out process, however, with reports first coming on June 5th revealing the terms of agreement between Bee and Milan/Berlusconi. Now, the deal looks to be moving quickly and Milan supporters will be hoping the issue is closed in time for more mercato action to happen.
Bee had spent the last few days in China before flying to Italy speaking to CITIC Bank, the Hong Kong based bank will provide much of the financing for the deal.
Having spent most of his youth in Australia, where he acquired a Civil Engineering degree from the University of New South Wales, he then started up a business back home in Thailand which deals in private equity.
Named 'Thai Prime', they deal with a range of civil infrastructure departments, and has been very successful in South-East Asia allowing Bee to make a nice fortune from his investment.
Taechaubol, it seems, has only had eyes for Milan from the very start, and has already become an icon of mystery and excitement amongst supporters.
Milan primed for market assault?
With the arrival of new investment, there have been lots of figures speculated about the amount that Adriano Galliani will have available at his disposal with which to recruit more players.
A short-term cash boost of €100million is the most widely reported figure in terms of transfer kitty, an amount which would be very useful to Milan as they look to acquire potential final pieces in Alessio Romagnoli, Axel Witsel and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The start of a grand partnership
The effect of Mr. Bee's share purchase should not be understated, as he can help Milan reach the far away Asian market and assist their dominance in such markets.
Of course, AC already have a huge presence in countries such as China, Japan (due to Keisuike Honda) and even Indonesia, but this kind of exposure and presence can only help matters in an exciting time for all at the club.
