Client Profiles

New Boston Fund

www.newbostonfund.com
New Boston Fund
  • Cougar's largest Fund implementation in North America.
  • Client since 2001.
  • 200 properties in 7 private equity funds.
  • Assets worth approx. US$4.5 billion.
  • Property Management system is Timberline®.
  • 60 users on Cougar™ Enterprise (now Cougar™ Fund Edition).
  • Users comprise Property Managers, Asset Managers, Facility Managers, Analysts. Initial phase of project was to prepare budgets. Over 1.5 million transactions per annum. Second phase completed for valuation and quarterly reforecasting. Third phase will include upgrade to Cougar V8 Fund Edition and Performance Dashboard.

Land Securities

www.landsecurities.co.uk
Land Securities
  • Cougar's largest implementation in the UK.
  • Client since 2003.
  • UK's largest REIT (converted Jan 1st, 2007).
  • Three distinct businesses: London, Retail and Trillium.
  • 250 properties with over 7,000 leases.
  • Assets worth approx. £17 billlion.
  • General Ledger system is JD Edwards® (Enterprise One®).
  • 25 users on Cougar™ Enterprise (now Cougar™ REIT Edition).
  • Users comprise of mainly accountants and analysts.
  • Initially used to prepare straight line rental forecasts (using the UK's UITF28 standard).Phase 2 was JD Edwards® interface for budgeting and reforecasting. Third phase will be upgrade to Cougar V8 REIT Edition.

Investa

www.investa.com.au
Investa
  • Cougar's largest implementation in Australia.
  • Client since 1998.
  • Australia's 4th largest Listed Property Trust (REIT). Now owned by Morgan Stanley.
  • 60 properties in 1 listed and 1 unlisted trust.
  • Assets worth approx. A$7 billion.
  • Property Management system is Adept® (Australian).
  • 50 users on Cougar™ Professional.
  • 15 Asset Managers, 20 Property Managers, 5 Facility Managers, Analysts.
  • Initial focus was Asset Management, Budget Preparation and Reforecasting.Later moved into Straight Line Rental, Valuation, Strategic Asset Planning, and Acquisition and Disposal. Also do Monthly Reforecasting. Next phase is upgrade to Cougar V8 REIT Edition.

ING Real Estate Investment Management

www.ingrealestate.com
ING Real Estate Investment Management
  • Cougar's largest implementation in Asia.
  • Client since 2004.
  • € 1.4 billion assets managed through commingled funds and separate accounts across five offices in Asia, plus A$1.3 billion in the Retail Property Fund in Australia.
  • Property Management systems are externally managed, including Intuit Real Estate®, Timberline®, JD Edwards®, and others.
  • 50 users on Cougar™ Professional.
  • Mainly Asset Managers.
  • Extended use throughout Asia during 2006/07.

Inland Real Estate Group

www.inlandgroup.com
Inland Real Estate Group
  • Cougar's largest Fund implementation in the USA.
  • Client since 2007.
  • Three entities: Inland Real Estate Company, Inland American Real Estate, Inc., and Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.
  • 670 properties across the three entities.
  • Assets worth approx. US$7.5 billion.
  • Property Management system is JD Edwards® (Enterprise One®).
  • 110 users on Cougar™ Enterprise (now Cougar™ REIT Edition).
  • Users comprise Property Managers, Asset Managers, Accountants and Analysts.
  • Initial phase of project was to prepare budgets, 5 year forecasts and reforecasting, and portfolio analysis.
  • Looking to add FFO calculations and more detailed recoveries.
  • Next phase will include upgrade to Cougar V8 Fund Edition and Performance Dashboard.

Macquarie Real Estate

www.macquarie.com
Macquarie Real Estate
  • Cougar's largest implementation with a global footprint.
  • Client since 1999.
  • Real estate under mangement in excess of A$30 billion.
  • Cougar™ in use at Macquarie Office Trust, Macquarie CountryWide,
    Macquarie Direct, Macquarie Goodman, and Macquarie Global Property Advisors.
  • Main Property Management system is Yardi®.
  • 60 users on Cougar™ Professional (now Cougar™ Fund Edition).
  • Mainly Asset Managers.
  • Next phase will be upgrade to Cougar V8 Fund Edition.