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Building an M&A engine: zig when others zag

Listen to the Deal Lab podcast on Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. This season of DealLab is supported by the next-generation M&A software, offering advanced capabilities for frequent acquirers to manage and visualize deal progress from start to finish in a single platform.

The TL;DR

Our guest this episode has overseen five acquisitions in the last three years. Ari and Carson begin their conversation by digging into Carson’s philosophy toward M&A, how he got started, and then move on to talk about aquihires, building and M&A engine, and advice he would give his former self.

Carson Conant is the Founder and CEO of Mediafly. Find him on LinkedIn, Twitter or check out Mediafly’s website.

Speakers

  • Carson Conant, Mediafly, Founder and CEO
  • Ari Salonen, InfraVia Capital Partners, Portfolio Director

Jan 28, 2026

Time

Jennifer Cullen