Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1/A of our report dated July 31, 2006, relating to the financial statements of Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc., and to the reference to our Firm under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.

/s/ ROTHSTEIN, KASS & COMPANY, P.C.

Roseland, New Jersey
November 10, 2006