INNOVATE (VATE) 8-K/A Combined and Carve-out Financial Statements

Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of HC2 Holdings, Inc.:

• Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-218835)

• Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-217274)

• Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-213107)

• Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-207266)

• Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-207470)

of our report dated November 24, 2017 with respect to the combined and carve-out financial statements of the trenching and cable laying business of Fugro N.V. ("Furrow"), included in this Current Report (Form 8-K/A)

/s/ Ernst & Young Accountants LLP

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

December 19, 2017