CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated December 15, 2000, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the October 31,
2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of Warburg, Pincus Small Company Value II
Fund, Inc. (formerly the Warburg, Pincus Small Company Value Fund, Inc.), which
is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also
consent to the references to us under the headings "Management of Each Fund" and
"Financial Statements and Experts" in the Proxy/Prospectus.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 9, 2001