“Clearly not all deals will deliver better returns but if you are regularly spending time in the market doing M&A then you can spot a good deal when you see one."

—BCG's Nicholas Glenning on CEOs who engage in M&A activity

Australian Financial Review spoke with BCG's Nicholas Glenning about strategic acquisitions. They also cited The 2015 Australian Value Creators Report: Creating Value Through Growth in Uncertain Times, which found that returns of the ASX200 have been anemic over the past five years compared to global peers, delivering just 6.6%, compared to 9.3% in Europe and 13.3% in the United States.

Australian Financial Review