EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS North Atlantic Acquisition Corp. New York, New York We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated November 12, 1996, relating to the financial statements of North Atlantic Acquisition Corp., which is contained in that Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus. BDO Seidman, LLP New York, New York August 20, 1997