Welcome to Dynamis
Connecting entrepreneurs
These are our brands
Dynamis Ltd owns various innovative web titles and services that support and connect business owners, entrepreneurs, business intermediaries, and franchisors across the world.
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- The world’s leading global platform for buying and selling businesses. BusinessesForSale.com is a destination for opportunity that attracts over 1.2 million global buyers and sellers every month.
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- A dominant player in the franchise industry that connects franchisors and potential franchisees. Working with over 1,500 franchise brands, BusinessesForSale.com Franchises is a distinguished one-stop franchise shop.
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- A leading portal for property listings, offering a huge range of commercial property in prime locations across the United Kingdom.
Our services
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- ValueRight is a free and trusted valuation tool that offers a detailed and accurate business valuation.
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- M&A Vault is an exclusive service on BusinessesForSale.com for high value, midmarket M&A transactions.
Who we work with
Our story
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1995
Open for Business
Demetrios Markou, an accountant operating in Birmingham, finds he needs a place to list his clients’ businesses and premises for sale. The magazine “Businesses and Premises for Sale” is born.
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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 Ltd, 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 other new potential titles.
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2001
Growing our Portfolio
To compliment BusinessesForSale.com, we create a dedicated website for buying and selling franchises in the UK. FranchiseSales.com is launched.
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2006
International Expansion
FranchiseSales.com builds on fast moving success. Now a key player in the franchise industry, the website expands to 9 other countries.
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2011
Keeping the Momentum
Building on the success of BusinessesForSale.com and FranchiseSales.com, Dynamis Ltd 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
As we attend trade shows 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, which is dedicated to educating buyers and sellers about the transfer process.
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2014
The Land Down Under
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 expansion into the Asia Pacific region.
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2018
On the Road to Success
BusinessesesForSale.com hits the road and atends 15 different trade shows in London, Birmingham, Manchester, and New York City. The team travels 16,405 miles and hosts 24 hours of seminars.
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2019
Our First Acquisition
To stimulate further growth and gain a strong competitive advantage, we acquire the competitor site Businessforsale.com.
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2019
Supporting Customers Based in India
BusinessesForSale.com identifies a strategic opportunity to expand into India, with Senior Account Manager Mandeep Kumar taking the lead.
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2020
Building Value
We engineer a free valuation tool called ValueRight, which offers a trusted and accurate valuation of businesses. ValueRight becomes a powerful addition to enhance buyer and seller’s experience on the website.
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2021
Tapping into the M&A Market
Responding to different buyer investment levels, BusinessesForSale.com launches M&A Vault, an exclusive service that fosters M&A activity in the lower middle market.
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2021
Matchmaking Sellers and Brokers
We design and launch SellerMart, a free online service that connects the right seller to the right broker. This service grows in popularity, fostering efficiency and success for both brokers and sellers.
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2022
Taking Flight in North Carolina
BusinessesForSale.com strategically moves into North Carolina, with VP of Mergers & Acquisitions, Nick Pili supporting various clients.
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2023
Expanding Into the UAE
BusinessesForSale.com identifies untapped potential in the UAE and launches its presence successfully. The team also localises BusinessesForSale.com to the Dirham currency.
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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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- 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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- 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
- Senior 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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- Luke Elliott
- Head of Franchise
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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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- 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
- Head of Marketing
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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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- Stuart Wood
- Editorial Manager
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- Who would play you in a film of your life? Tom Felton for the pre-bald years, and then Patrick Stewart
- What is your guilty pleasure? Domino’s Pizza and Carly Rae Jepsen
- What's the best advice anyone has ever given you? If it's being printed - fact check it!
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Visit our London office
- Dynamis House
- 6-8 Sycamore Street
- London, EC1Y 0SW