Dutch Office of the CFO software market: Key segments for private equity

Published on June 5, 2026

While the OCFO software market shows strong underlying growth, investor attractiveness – beyond generic target selection parameters such as ticket size/EV and investment strategy – is ultimately determined by exposure to high-growth segments and company-specific capabilities. 

These can be assessed across five key characteristics to identify the most attractive segments. In addition, attractive OCFO solution providers score well on two key company capabilities:

The five segment characteristics are: 1. Product segment size & growth, 2. Headroom in micro/small and mid-market customer segments, 3. International scalability, 4. Target availability and 5. Resilience to AI disruption.

The two company capabilities are: 1. Alignment with the evolving CFO role and 2. AI innovation maturity.

 

Segment characteristics

Overall, solutions for core financial workflows are most…

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