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Gray & Farrar International is a highly respected, experienced and successful introduction company that attracts educated and refined international people, who are simply not prepared to compromise.
With clients all over the world – in locations such as London, Dublin, Paris, Brussels, Monaco, New York & Hong Kong – Gray & Farrar is renowned for providing a very discreet and exemplary level of service that is second to none.
A perhaps unexpected and surprising 70% of Gray & Farrar’s clients work in very senior, international banking roles, with 50% of these being men between the ages of 32 and 55. Furthermore, the company has also been approached by some of the major investment banks with a view to adding membership to their employee benefits package – taking the ‘work hard, play hard’ approach to the maximum!
Virginia Sweetingham, founder of Gray & Farrar International, explains: “We all know that the pressures on top earning bankers are enormous and that their jet-set, rather nomadic existence is becoming more socially isolating than ever. When affluent men reach a certain age and are ready to settle down and have children, or indeed find a new partner following perhaps a bitter divorce, success and the resulting hectic lifestyle seem to get in the way. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that introduction services such as ours, are in high demand all over the world “.
Lastly, Gray & Farrar recently commissioned MORI to conduct a repeat survey surrounding attitudes towards using introduction services. The results of this survey reaffirm a shift in attitude towards services such as theirs over the past 10 years – which is when the first MORI poll was commissioned. Looking across British men as a whole:
- Nearly 3 times as many single and divorced/separated men today have joined or seriously considered joining an agency when compared with 10 years ago
- ‘Working too hard/being too busy’ is the top barrier now preventing single and divorced/separated men from finding a partner according to the survey, followed by the fact that most people their age are already in a relationship
Virginia
has seen an explosion in the number of international bankers retaining her
services over the past 20 years that she has been in the business: “Our
clients are all internationally travelled and successful – they don’t
have the time or the opportunity to meet like-minded people who share the
same sort of lifestyle. This is where we step in. We take a detailed brief
from them during a thorough face to face interview and then headhunt, vet
and select the right people for them to meet – ensuring that all of
the checks on background, intentions, lifestyle and suitability have been
done on their behalf before they even talk to each other. Our service really
is simply a time saving and assessment process and one that most definitely
works.
“We have also seen, on numerous occasions, ‘earning
a high income’ featuring predominantly in the male ‘wish list’
of desirable partner qualities. All of our male clients certainly have fears
of being approached by ‘gold-diggers’ and want to be totally
reassured that a similar financial background is in place before they meet
someone – thus ensuring that there are no hidden agendas at work
For more information on Gray & Farrar International,
please call + 44 (0)20 7152 6446 for an informal discussion or to request
a brochure. Alternatively, please visit http://www.grayandfarrar.com/.
The company interviews at their head office in Mayfair, as well as in Paris
and New York.