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C.N. Madhusudan knows how to help companies grow.

The Indian businessman and 16-year Atlanta resident led the establishment of the North American headquarters of IT and software training company NIIT in the Georgia capital in 1991.   Eventually, he orchestrated many of its campaigns to acquire other companies in the U.S. and Europe.

Now, with a new venture called VectorSpan Inc., Mr. Madhusudan is striking out on his own, using his extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions to aid companies looking to build their companies through “inorganic means.”

In other words, Mr. Madhusudan specializes in assisting companies that have nowhere to grow but outward, particularly those looking to integrate with other companies across borders.

Economies have become more interdependent in the global economy, and international transactions have become a viable option for more companies with the cash to invest, Mr. Madhusudan said.

But while they can be profitable in the long run, such agreements are complicated and pose significant risks for companies that don’t have

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The loss of jobs in the U.S. economy is a clear warning of problems ahead, Daniel C. North, chief economist of Euler Hermes ACI, told GlobalAtlanta in a video interview.

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