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Berkeley International

Independent / founder-owned·Fee transparency: C·

Confidential elite introductions across the UK and globally, with published starting fees.

What Berkeley International costs

Observed 2026-06-08. Where a fee is gated we say so — we never guess a number.

What you pay forFeeSource
UK / Europe / global tiers

Starting figures published / widely reported; top of range third-party.

From ~£12,000 +VAT (UK) → ~£35,000 (global), up to ~£250,000source

How it works: Annual membership with unlimited matches, tiered by geographic reach

Who owns Berkeley International?

Led by Global Director Mairead Molloy (joined 2004); many international offices. Confidential introductions for affluent professionals.

The verdict

One of the more upfront elite firms — it publishes a starting fee (~£12k+VAT) and scales by reach up to ~£250k. No audited success claims to scrutinise.

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We take no money from Berkeley International or any matchmaker. Figures observed 2026-06-08from the firm's own page, mainstream press, or court records; gated fees recorded as gated; figures from VIDA Select (a competing matchmaker) flagged as an interested source. See methodology.