Welcome to Dynamis
Connecting entrepreneurs
These are our brands
Dynamis Ltd is a leading online publisher focused upon delivering exciting web titles and technologies within the classifieds marketplace.
Our primary aim is connecting entrepreneurs, business intermediaries and marketplaces within the B2B and B2C arenas.
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- The world’s leading website for business transfers, with more than 61,000 businesses for sale and over 1.3 million visitors per month.
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- A key player in the franchise sector connecting franchisors and potential franchisees. With over 1,500 franchisors from all over the world it’s truly a one stop franchise shop.
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- ValueRight is a user-friendly online tool designed to help buyers and sellers accurately calculate a realistic business valuation.
Who we work with
Our story
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1995
Open for Business
The magazine “Businesses and Premises for Sale” is born. Demetrios Markou, an accountant operating in Birmingham finds he needs a place to list his clients’ businesses and premises for sale.
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1996
From Bedroom to Boardroom
Demetrios’ sons Marcus and Andrew Markou, along with entrepreneur Nick Pili take over the running of the magazine. BusinessesForSale.com soon emerges as a bulletin board service to support the original magazine and flourishes during the dotcom boom of the late 90s. Dynamis the media group, is formed.
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1998
The End of an Era
With the success of BusinessesForSale.com greatly superseding that of the magazine, “Businesses and Premises for sale” ceases publication.
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1999
Rapid Growth
BusinessesForSale.com is now the largest global database of businesses for sale, spanning more than 100 countries and attracting thousands of buyers and sellers daily.
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2000
Opportunity Knocks
We raise £1.7 million from angel Investors to support the development of BusinessesForSale.com and potential other new titles.
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2001
Growing our Portfolio
To complement BusinessesForSale.com, we create a dedicated website for buying and selling franchises in the UK. FranchiseSales.com is unleashed.
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2006
International Expansion
FranchiseSales.com builds on fast moving success. Now a key player in the franchise industry the website launches in a further 9 countries.
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2011
Keeping the Momentum
Building on the success of BusinessesForSale.com and FranchiseSales.com Dynamis looks to expand into a new market. PropertySales.com emerges to accommodate the premium end of the commercial property market.
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2012
Going Live
In addition to the many trade events we attend every year, Dynamis joins forces with event organisers Prysm. We establish Businesses For Sale Live – a seminar theatre at the UK’s largest business event The Business Show – dedicated to educating buyers and sellers about the transfer process.
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2014
The Land Down Under
In 2014 Dynamis Ltd expands its operations by opening its subsidiary company Dynamis APAC Pty Ltd based in Sydney Australia. Long term employee Faye Ferris and husband Darren take the opportunity and responsibility to relocate to Australia to take up the active day to day management of Dynamis APAC Pty Ltd and its expansions into the Asia Pacific region.
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UK Office
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- Alejandra Pliego
- Software Developer
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- Favourite food Real mexican food (no burritos!)
- Superhero alter ego Jean Grey in Phoenix version
- Favourite quote Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus (Never tickle a sleeping dragon)
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- Alexandra Martynova
- Junior .NET Developer
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- Who would play you in a film of your life? Katheryn Winnick (wishful thinking)
- What’s your favourite food? Sushi rolls
- If you were a superhero, who would you be? John Constantine
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- Alistair Sutton
- Head of Data and Communications
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- Hobbies & interests Snowboarding, Music, Gaming, Cooking
- Favourite destination Val d'Isère
- Best advice ever received Don’t eat that.
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- Amrik Virk
- Brand Manager
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- Who'd play me in a film Ethan Hawke in ‘Before Sunrise’.
- Favourite quote You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the ocean in a drop.
- What is your motto I am loving awareness
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- Andrew Markou
- CEO & Technical Director
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- Who'd play me in a film Young Brando for early life, Pacino (circa – Serpico) for middle age, Eli Wallach when old.
- Favourite quote Best is the enemy of good - Voltaire
- What is your guilty pleasure? Cadbury's Mini-eggs
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- Andy Lopez-Rocca
- Campaign Coordinator
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- What do you do for fun? I’m usually listening to a musical, planning to see a musical live, or thinking about musicals!
- What’s your favourite holiday destination? Hiking in the mountains in Spring
- Favourite quote What if it all goes right?
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- Bruce Hakutizwi
- North America Director
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- Guilty pleasure Shopping
- Best advice ever received Choose your battles
- Favourite quote Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
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- Camila Kadowaki
- Junior UI/UX Designer
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- What’s your favourite food? Brazilian food!
- Favourite Quote "Les temps sont durs pour les rêveurs" (Times are hard for dreamers)
- If you were a superhero, who would you be? Spider-man
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- David Hewitt-McDonald
- Head of Design
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- Favourite quote Being happy never goes out of style
- Guilty pleasure 90/00s Pop Music
- What’s your favourite food? Cheese!
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- Greg Thompson
- Deal Manager
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- What is your guilty pleasure? Cheesecake
- What do you do for fun? Throw metal plates
- What’s the best advice anyone has ever given you? Play the way you practice
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- Ioana Dorofteiu
- Product Manager
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- Who would play you in a film of your life? Wishful thinking- Anne Hathaway
- What’s your favourite food? Chocolate, ice cream, cake…anything sweet
- What is your guilty pleasure? Guilty pleasure? What guilty pleasure?
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- Josh Antoniou
- Business Owner Consultant
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- Who'd play me in a film David Gandy (can you see the resemblance?)
- What do you do for fun? What else but football
- Favourite quote "Be a voice, not an echo"
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- Katy Terrell
- Franchise Sales Account Manager
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- Favourite quote Your only limit is you
- What’s your favourite food? Chinese
- What is your guilty pleasure? Watching Gogglebox
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- Luke Elliott
- Senior Account Manager
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- What do you do for fun? Karting, watching sport, chilling with mates.
- Favourite Quote? ‘When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea’ – Eric Cantona
- What’s your favourite holiday destination? Florida
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- Mandeep Kumar
- UAE and India - Senior Account Manager
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- What’s your favourite food? Chicken Tikka, Mutton Biryani.
- What do you do for fun? Sports, Travelling to New Places
- What is your motto? To stay healthy, happy & wealthy... Live in the moments!
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- Marcus Markou
- Chairman
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- Hobbies & interests Boggle. The word game.
- Favourite food Watermelon
- Superhero ego Jesus
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- Martyn Sanderson
- Senior Application Developer
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- Favourite food Duck confit
- Favourite quote "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" Albert Einstein
- Motto If you’re not happy with something, then do something about it!!
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- Matt Wood
- Non-Executive Director
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- What do you do for fun? Spend time with the family
- Superhero ego Austin Powers
- Best advice ever received Never stop asking questions
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- Matthew Hernon
- BusinessesForSale.com Manager
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- Who'd play me in a film Miles Teller
- Superhero ego Spider-man, though I’d probably just use his web to get to places faster.
- Guilty pleasure Corn Cakes, largely underrated.
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- Megan Kelly
- Content Marketing Manager
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- What is your guilty pleasure? Espresso martinis
- If you were a superhero, who would you be? Buttercup from the Powerpuff Girls
- What is your motto? Don’t let anyone prevent you from pursuing your dreams
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- Michelle Elmes
- Finance Manager
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- Favourite quote Six of one, half a dozen of another
- Superhero ego Wonderwoman
- Best advice ever received You can do anything if you put your mind to it.
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- Muhi Ahad
- Account Manager
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- Who would you play in a film of your life? Engin Altan Duzyatan (Bey)
- Favourite Quote "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others"
- If you were a superhero who would you be? Batman (Brown Knight)
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- Nicola Chilton
- Product Director
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- Favourite food Anything that involves chocolate
- Hobbies & interests Sing my heart out at karaoke, photography, get out to the countryside when I can
- Guilty pleasure TV crime dramas
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- Pamela Perfitt
- Credit Controller
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- Favourite Quote The purpose of our lives is to be happy!
- What’s your favourite holiday destination? Turkey
- What is your motto? Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle
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- Saleem Anwar
- COO
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- Hobbies & interests Hiking and flying R/C Aircraft
- Superhero alter ego Professor Xavier – preferably with a fuller head of hair and robot legs
- Favourite quote “Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.” Niccolo Machiavelli
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- Shakiel Reid
- Digital Marketing Manager
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- Who would play you in a film of your life? My son
- Favourite Quote “If you see it in your head, you can hold it in your hands”
- What’s your favourite holiday destination? Jamaica
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- Shaun Adams
- Client Success Manager
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- Favourite food Sausages
- Hobbies & interests Swimming, surfing, playing piano
- Motto Don’t be naughty or don’t get caught!
Australia Office
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- Darren Ferris
- Finance Director
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- Favourite food Seafood - lobster, mussels, clams, prawns...
- Favourite destination Australia... The Great barrier reef, simply stunning and also where I proposed.
- Motto He who fails to plan, plans to fail.
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- Faye Ferris
- Sales & Marketing Director
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- Favourite destination Australia
- Hobbies & interests Ride horses, run (half) marathons and devour literature!
- Favourite food Fruit (except bananas)
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- Lauragh Kavanagh
- Marketing Executive
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- Superhero alter ego A female version of James Bond
- Guilty pleasure Reality tv
- Best advice ever received "No pockets in coffins!" My dad always says this.
Get in touch
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Visit our London office
- Dynamis House
- 6-8 Sycamore Street
- London, EC1Y 0SW
Visit our Sydney office
- Angel Place, Level 17,
- 123 Pitt St,
- Sydney, NSW 2000