Morgan Capital managing partner passes

Morgan Capital founder and managing partner Trevor Morgan has died.

He passed suddenly on 2 August and leaves behind his wife of 50 years Jane,  his two sons Alex and Simon, and his four grandchildren – Dominic, Oscar, Max and Noemie. 

Morgan had a long career in real estate, beginning at Edward Erdman, which he left in 1986 to launch his first business, Morgan Pepper, which he ran with David Pepper. The business quickly established itself as one of the leading niche agency practices, focused solely on the City of London and Midtown submarkets.

While Morgan initially focused on leasing agency, he developed his skillset to include investment agency and was involved in many significant investment transactions, including acquisition of Ashdown House at 123 Victoria Street, SW1, Globe House, WC2, and 1 London Wall, EC2.

He left Morgan Pepper in 2002 to found Morgan Consulting, where he advised on the 2006 acquisition of Plantation Place, EC3, for £527m, at the time the largest single asset transaction in UK history.  

In 2010, he launched Morgan Capital with investment specialist Ken Edwards and his eldest son, Alex. Initially focused on on central London, the business had recently expanded into the regions.

Morgan’s youngest son, Simon, joined in 2016. In the 14 years since its launch, Morgan Capital has been involved in 27 transactions, covering some 1.4m sq ft of development with a GDV of around £2bn and an asset management portfolio of approximately £600m.

Edwards said: “While Trevor had taken a step back in recent years from day-to-day matters, he still loved coming into work three days a week and was immensely proud of everything that was being achieved by the firm.

“Everyone who met him will have noticed his enthusiasm and a twinkle in his eye of someone at the start of their careers. Energetic, generous, kind and completely devoid of cynicism, he thrived on working with his sons and surrounding himself with a fantastic young team.”  

He added: “Trevor was a role model, mentor and friend to everyone at Morgan Capital and to Alex and Simon he was this and so much more. Words are unable to express how much he will be missed by everyone.”