Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Center Bancorp, Inc.
Union, New Jersey
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3, of our report dated March 13, 2013, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Center Bancorp, Inc., appearing in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 2 for the year ended December 31, 2013.
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
/s/ ParenteBeard LLC
ParenteBeard LLC
Reading, Pennsylvania
June 19, 2014