Cougar Software
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Defunct | 2015 |
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 |
Cougar Software developed budgeting, planning and forecasting software for real estate investors in the commercial real estate industry globally. Cougar Software was founded in Australia in 1992. It later moved to Toronto. The company had offices in Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States.
In February 2015, Cougar was acquired by MRI Software of Solon, Ohio.[3]
History
[edit]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] and iKindi.[11]
Cougar Software was acquired by MRI Software on February 3, 2015 and is now referred to as MRI Strategic Planning.[12]
Recognition
[edit]Cougar Software was a 2014 finalist in the Real Estate Technology Innovation category of the "Digie" Awards.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Bloomberg Businessweek executive profile of Gidon Kerbel[dead link]
- ^ Bloomberg Businessweek executive profile of Harold Krawitz[dead link]
- ^ Soder, Chuck (2015-02-06). "Solon-based MRI Software purchases Cougar Software of Toronto". Crain's Cleveland Business.
- ^ LinkedIn profile of Bruce Millar LinkedIn.
- ^ "Oren Rosen OSCRE Board of Directors biography". Oscre.org. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ Oracle Journal/PR Newswire announcement re: Oren Rosen appointment (Press Release)
- ^ "OSCRE Newsletter February 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ OSCRE Standards – A Key to Improved Performance and the Internet of Things (Press Release) Cougarsoftware.com.
- ^ 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) Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MRI Software Acquires Cougar Software. Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2014 Digie Award Finalists Announced, by Realcomm
- Companies based in Toronto
- Defunct software companies of Canada
- Real estate valuation
- 1992 establishments in Australia
- Companies based in Sydney
- Software companies of Australia
- Software companies established in 1992
- Software companies disestablished in 2015
- 2015 disestablishments in Ontario
- 2015 mergers and acquisitions