B1 Group’s awards
We are proud of our work and our achievements. We consistently lead industry rankings and are rated among the most attractive employers.
2024 AWARDS
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B1 leads the RAEX ranking of the largest valuation firms. Based on the year-end 2023 results, B1 Group scooped the first spot in the following three categories: Largest Valuation Firms and Largest Valuation Groups. Participants are ranked by a number of criteria, such as scale of business, qualifications and business reputation.
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B1 Group tops the RAEX 2024 list of Russia’s biggest audit and consulting firms. In 2023, B1 Group ranked first in the following categories:
- Russia’s Top Consulting Groups and Firms (B1)
- Consulting Groups and Firms: Tax Consulting (B1)
- Consulting Groups and Firms: Valuation Services (B1)
- Top Audit Groups (B1)
- Highest-Earning Audit Groups by Audit Revenue (B1)
- Ranking of Audit Firms and Groups by Revenue from Tax Consulting (B1)
- Ranking of Audit Firms and Groups by Revenue from Valuation Services (B1)
- Highest-Earning Audit Firms by Audit Revenue (TSATR – Audit Services)
- Highest-Earning Audit Firms by Revenue from Statutory Audits (TSATR – Audit Services)
B1 Group also holds leading positions in legal and IT consulting, specifically, in the Development and System Integration category, and in the ranking of audit firms and groups by revenue from legal and IT consulting services. TSATR – Audit Services is listed among Russia’s biggest audit firms.
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B1 Group in Kommersant’s rankings. B1 Group’s Tax, Law and Business Support team has secured top positions in the Kommersant 2024 Legal Services Market Leaders rankings. We have received recognition in the following categories: Best Legal Practices, national ranking (7 awards); Best Industry Practices, national ranking (5 awards); and Best Lawyers, national ranking (12 awards).
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B1 Group received the Best M&A Investment Adviser award from the Mergers.ru data portal. B1 was named the best investment adviser in 2023 both overall and for the number of M&A transactions closed in the Russian market during the year.
2023 AWARDS
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B1 leads the RAEX ranking of the largest valuation firms. Based on the year-end 2022 results, B1 Group scooped the first spot in the following three categories: Largest Valuation Firms, Largest Valuation Groups and Top Valuation Firms in the Field of Business and Securities Valuation. Participants are ranked by a number of criteria, such as scale of business, qualifications and business reputation.
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B1 leads the ranking of audit groups. B1 Group won RAEX’s 28th Annual Ranking of Russia’s Biggest Audit Groups, based on our year-end 2022 results.
We are No. 1 among the highest-earning audit firms by aggregate audit revenue and revenue from statutory audit.
We also earned the top spot in the ranking of the leading audit groups and firms by revenue in the following four service segments:
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B1 Group has topped the 2023 ranking of Russia’s biggest consulting firms. In its ranking published in Rossiyskaya Gazeta and on the Rating Review website, the Russian rating agency RAEX (Expert RA) assessed the professional achievements of the biggest domestic consulting firms based on a number of criteria, including aggregate income, client count, project count and service excellence.
“B1 Group has earned a well-deserved first place among Russia’s biggest consulting firms thanks to its unwavering professionalism and many years of experience. We are grateful to our people for their hard and efficient work and to our clients for their trust in our services.”
Marchello Gelashvilli
Managing Partner, B1 Group
2023 AWARDS - MORE
- B1 Group tops the Changellenge ranking. According to the study “Best Company Award 2022” from the Changellenge career project, B1 Group was ranked among the 10 most attractive companies for getting started in business and the best audit firm for first-time job-seekers.
- B1 Group in FutureToday’s Best Employer ranking. B1 is ranked among the top 30 employers in the following two categories: Employer of Choice in Target Universities and Best of the Best. FutureToday’s ranking is formed by student votes from leading universities, which are calculated using a methodology approved by the Supervisory Board comprising 60 leading employers.
- B1 Group in Kommersant’s rankings. B1’s Tax, Law and Business Support team continues to lead the ranking of legal firms and best lawyers. We received recognition in the following categories: Best Legal Practices, federal ranking (eight awards); Best Industry Practices, federal ranking (seven awards); Best Lawyers, federal ranking (12 awards); and Rising Stars, individual ranking (one award).
- B1 Group in the CNews rankings. B1 placed second in the Tax Monitoring 2023 ranking by CNews, which is based on the following eight criteria: general competences, methodology and development competences, types of completed projects, number of reference letters, number of events and publications in 2022 and corporate community.
- B1 Group won the Russia Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards as the Best Private Equity Consultant according to Cbonds, PREQVECA and Mergers.ru.
- B1 Group leads the Pravo-300 ranking. Our Tax, Law and Business Support team took first place in the following categories:
- GROUP I:
- Foreign Economic Activity/Customs Law and Currency Regulation (customs law)
- Corporate Law/Mergers and Acquisitions (mid market)
- Tax Consulting and Disputes (consulting)
- Tax Consulting and Disputes (disputes)
- GROUP II
- Arbitration Proceedings (small and mid-sized commercial claims – mid market).
- PPP/Infrastructure Projects
- Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare (pharmaceuticals)
- Financial/Banking Law
- GROUP III
- Antitrust Law
- Natural Resources/Energy
- Sanctions Law
- Labor/Migration Law
- GROUP IV
- Real Estate, Land, Construction (consulting)
- Private Capital
- B1 Group won in the Corporate Reputation – Consultant category of the REPUTATION industry award from the Real Estate Professionals’ Association (REPA). This is the first award to honor contributions to the real estate industry and recognize personal and business strengths displayed by executives and their teams rather than achievements based on economic or marketing indicators.
2022 AWARDS
- B1 Group topped the ranking of the largest valuation firms compiled by RAEX (Expert RA) based on the year-end 2021 results.
- Our Tax, Law and Business Support team and its leader, Irina Bykhovskaya, received honorary Business Excellence certificates in 2022 from WORLDCOB, the organizer of the BIZZ Awards.
- B1 Group earned the top position in the Pravo.ru-300 ranking. Since its inception 12 years ago, this highly respected ranking has served as a benchmark for key players on the Russian legal services market. B1 professionals in the Tax, Law and Business Support team are listed among Russia’s best consultants in 12 branches of law. To qualify for the individual ranking, lawyers must have a track record of three major cases and must have led projects that earned high scores in the main ranking across practices and sectors.
- Group I:
- Tax Consulting and Disputes (tax disputes)
- Group II:
- Corporate Law/Mergers and Acquisitions (mid market)
- Natural Resources/Energy
- Financial/Banking Law
- Environmental Law
- Group III:
- Antitrust Law (including disputes)
- Foreign Economic Activity/Customs Law and Currency Regulation
- PPP/Infrastructure Projects
- Real Estate, Land, Construction
- Sanctions
- Labor/Migration Law (including disputes)
- Group IV:
- Intellectual Property (protection of IP rights and litigation)
- B1 Group is featured in the 2022 Forbes Club Legal Ranking, with awards in the following categories: Tax (Top Firm – Private Tax and Planning) and Compliance (Recommended Firm – Personal Compliance).