Business consultancy Management Consulting Group has completed the acquisition of New Albany Healthcare Consultants, announced in May.New Albany provides consulting services related to performance improvement in clinical operations in hospitals and medical practices across the US. Management Consulting subsidiary Kurt Salmon made the purchase for a total consideration of $0.8m. A team of five senior consultants from the business has joined the healthcare practice of Kurt Salmon, which Management Consulting believes brings "an important additional capability to Kurt Salmon's healthcare consulting offering" in the US. Nick Stagg, Chief Executive said: "New Albany brings years of experience in clinical operations, that, combined with Kurt Salmon's deep industry expertise, will provide opportunities to further develop our healthcare consulting practice in the United States. We will continue to look for opportunities to grow our business through small acquisitions."NR