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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated January 21, 2016, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the November 30, 2015Annual Report to Shareholders of Delaware Dividend Income Fund, Delaware Small Cap Core Fund and Delaware Small Cap Value Fund (constituting Delaware Group® Equity Funds V), which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights” and "Financial Statements" in such Registration Statement.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 24, 2016