EX-99.(14) 5 d417916dex9914.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 14

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Columbia Acorn Trust of our report dated February 18, 2022, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appear in the Annual Reports on Form N-CSR of the funds indicated in Appendix A for the year ended December 31, 2021. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

February 3, 2023


Appendix A

Columbia Acorn Trust

Columbia Acorn USA

Columbia Acorn Fund