Simon Vumbaca is the principal of London-based private investment office ASV Private Office. Previously a dual-qualified lawyer, Vumbaca is a motorsports personality, non-executive director for

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and formerly the

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(BBL). He was a CEO and co-founder of Pit Stop Betting until 2019, when he sold the company. He represents the Bahrain International Circuit in its negotiations in motorsports and also represented Saudi Arabia in the deal that brought Formula 1 to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Vumbaca is also the owner of music production company Firesound Music.

Career

ASV Private Office

After selling ASV Law in 2020, Vumbaca launched a new private investment firm under the name ASV Private Office. The firm has a particular focus on the sports, entertainment, infrastructure, energy, technology and healthcare sectors. In a press release, the firm stated its goals are to “reimagine the private investment model”.

ASV Law

In 2011, Vumbaca established ASV Law, an international law firm based in Knightsbridge, London. It specialises in delivering corporate, commercial and litigation advice. Notably, Vumbaca has worked with: the FIA, FIM,

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circuits and teams,

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, football clubs and players, high-profile athletes including

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and

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, and notable musicians and TV personalities including

Bunny Wailer Neville O'Riley Livingston (10 April 1947 – 2 March 2021), known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. ...

and

Melanie Sykes Melanie Ann Sykes (born 1970) is an English former television and radio presenter. She is best known for co-hosting '' Today with Des and Mel'' with Des O'Connor and '' Let's Do Lunch'' with Gino D'Acampo. She also co-hosted ''Going Out with Ala ...

. In 2018, Vumbaca and ASV Law represented Madrox partners in the purchase of

from Ellis Short for £40 million, after back-to-back relegations saw the club plummet from the

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down to the third-tier.

Awards

Vumbaca has been published and is the recipient of multiple awards for his work in law which are detailed below:

Involvement in sports

Motorsports

Vumbaca is the co-founder of Pit Stop Betting which was unveiled by the Motorsports Network in 2018. In October 2018, Pit Stop Betting was named the official betting partner of the UK's racing series, the Bennets British Superbike championship. Vumbaca went on to sell the company in 2019. Vumbaca was retained since 2010 by the Bahrain International Circuit to represent the international company as a whole in its negotiations in Formula 1 and other international series, such as WEC and the like . Vumbaca also represented Saudi Arabia in the deal that brought Formula 1 to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Sunderland AFC

On May 6, 2021, Sunderland announced a quartet of new board members including Vumbaca,

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, Steve Davison and Maurice Louis-Dreyfus. Vumbaca is currently non-executive Director at Sunderland. In a statement,

announced that Vumbaca would "support SAFC's existing executive team in carrying out the clubs long-term strategic objectives on and off the pitch, whilst further strengthening and undepinning the foundations put in place throughout the first part of 2021." Sunderland returned to the Championship, following their successful play-off campaign in May 2022. They enjoyed an 18-game unbeaten run spanning over six months.

British Basketball League

Vumbaca has been a trustee and executive committee member of the

. Following long time BBL chairman Paul Blake's decision to step down in 2013, Vumbaca joined Ed Percival as a member of the executive committee. Vumbaca commented that he was "delighted to have been asked to continue assisting the BBL in its continued development and it is with great pleasure that I accepted the position". Vumbaca has also sat as head of appeals for the BBL appeal panel.

Sailboat Racing

Vumbaca is a passionate sailboat racer competing in the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race, a biennial yacht race, which is the world's largest offshore race.

Music

Firesound Music

Vumbaca is the owner of Firesound Music specialising in music production, publication and promotion. The company represents Naki Wailer. Recently Firesound partnered with Naki Wailer to produce "Follow the Leader", co-produced by Naki Wailer himself, along with guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith, Simone “Chuka” Simpson, and Simon Vumbaca.

References

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