Company:Cougar Software
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 1992 |
Number of locations | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sydney, Australia London, England New York City , USA |
Key people | Founder: Bruce Millar CEO: Oren Rosen CFO: Gidon Kerbel[1] COO: Harold Krawitz[2] VP Operations and Sales: Lara Dodo |
| Services | Financial modeling for the commercial real estate industry |
MRI Strategic Planning (formerly "Cougar Software") provides budgeting, planning and forecasting software for real estate investors in the commercial real estate industry globally. Cougar Software was founded in Australia in 1992. The company has offices in Canada , Australia , United Kingdom and U.S. and in February 2015 was acquired by MRI Software of Solon, Ohio.[3]
History
Cougar Software was founded in Sydney, Australia in 1992 by Bruce Millar.[4] Oren Rosen, who previously held leadership positions with firms such as PricewaterhouseCoopers,[5] joined Cougar Software as Vice President in 2007,[6] and then took over as the company's Chief Executive Officer in 2008.
In 2014, Rosen was appointed to the board of the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate (OSCRE),[7] reinforcing the company's support of OSCRE industry standards.[8]
Cougar Software worked in partnership with various consulting and technology firms in the real estate management realm, including:
- Hipercept[9]
- RealFoundations
- MRI Software[10]
- iKindi[11]
Cougar Software was acquired by MRI Software on February 3, 2015 and is now referred to as "MRI Strategic Planning."[12]
MRI Strategic Planning (Cougar Software) principals are regularly called upon to speak and participate in panels at real estate industry conferences and symposia.[13]
Products
MRI Strategic Planning's approach to asset management, budget management, valuation, debt and fund management software in commercial real estate is based on financial modeling, including: managing debt covenants; scenario modeling; what-if analysis; sensitivity analysis; and balance sheet forecasting.
Recognition
Cougar Software was a 2014 finalist in the Real Estate Technology Innovation category of the "Digie" Awards.[14]
References
- ↑ Bloomberg Businessweek executive profile of Gidon Kerbel
- ↑ Bloomberg Businessweek executive profile of Harold Krawitz
- ↑ Solon-based MRI Software purchases Cougar Software of Toronto, Cleveland Business February 6, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn profile of Bruce Millar
- ↑ "Oren Rosen OSCRE Board of Directors biography". http://www.oscre.org/index.php/component/content/article/14-general/313-board-bios.
- ↑ Oracle Journal/PR Newswire announcement re: Oren Rosen appointment (Press Release)
- ↑ "OSCRE Newsletter February 2014". http://www.oscre.org/index.php/oscre-news/327-oscre-newsletter-february-2014.
- ↑ OSCRE Standards – A Key to Improved Performance and the Internet of Things (Press Release)
- ↑ Hipercept Strategic Partner (Press Release)
- ↑ Realcomm IBcon 2014 Conference livestream interview with Stephen Baker of MRI Software, LLC and Lara Dodo of Cougar Software
- ↑ Announcement - Cougar Software Partners with iKindi (Press Release)
- ↑ MRI Software Acquires Cougar Software.
- ↑ Realcomm Las Vegas 2014 Program Speakers
- ↑ 2014 Digie Award Finalists Announced, by Realcomm
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