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Managing Director


Shaun Sweeney
Background/Experience:Shaun Sweeney is the Managing Director and founder of Turner Butler, one of the United Kingdoms largest Business Brokers for mid-sized businesses, with nine regional offices in the UK and many hundreds of successfully completed transactions. Prior to founding Turner Butler, Shaun started, developed and sold four successful businesses over a sixteen year period, the experience of selling them prompted him to enter the merger and acquisition profession. Having had first hand experience regarding all of the challenges associated with buying, operating and selling a business, he believes in careful planning to address all of the special needs involved in any transaction.

He believes that giving appropriate attention to the needs of both buyers and sellers ensures a smooth and timely completion. He enjoys working with qualified and motivated clients, many of whom are referred to him by previous clients, professionals and friends. He has participated in the buying and selling of many business types. Shaun enjoys spending his spare time with his wife and two sons.

Regional Manager-Businesses for sale in South East


Tony Bell
Tony Bell Regional Manager for Businesses for sale in South East Background/Experience: After graduating in 1982 with a finance and stats based Business Studies degree and short stints working in market analysis in the commodoties sector, Tony joined one of the UK's leading West End advertising agencies working his way up to main Board Director responsible for billings approaching 5m per annum.

Major account experience included the BAA, RAC, Gallaher International, Telewest Communications, Travelex and a wide range of small and medium sized businesses.

After leaving in early 2002 to take a year out to be with his young family, Tony started his own broad ranging Business Consultancy aimed at the small and medium sized business sector before joining Turner Butler in 2004. In just over two years Tony has handled sales ranging from boat charter to wholesale heating and plumbing with transactions ranging from 100,000 GBP to in excess of 4m GBP.

Regional Manager-Businesses for sale in North West


Robert Dancey
Background/Experience: A business graduate, has enjoyed a highly successful career to date within the commercial/corporate sales arena spanning some 17 years.

Rob has worked with some of the largest blue chip organizations in the world such as UBS, Vodafone and MCI Worldcom providing both standard and bespoke solutions to clients within their IT, networking and telecommunications sectors.

Robert Dancey Regional Manager for Businesses for sale in North West

His experience includes the effective management of mission critical roll-out projects, from securing the business via commercial tendering and presentation to initial design and specification through to final manufacture and deployment, in many cases on a pan European scale.

Rob further developed and enhanced these skills by successfully running his own company for 7 years prior to joining the team at Turner Butler. His company provided bespoke IT infrastructure products to clients who required a unique product with quick turnaround and extremely high levels of service. This was achieved through strategic partnering, goodwill and excellent communication. This ability to fulfill clients’ requirements effectively and personally has positioned Rob well in his current role at Turner Butler.