EXHIBIT 23.3
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Cohen & Company Inc. for the $300 million shelf registration of securities and to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated March 5, 2008 and February 19, 2009, with respect to the December 31, 2008 and 2007 financial statements of Brigadier Capital LP and Brigadier Capital Master Fund, Ltd., both included in the Cohen & Company Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 10, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
| /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 28, 2010
