EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors
Ardent Acquisition Corporation


We hereby  consent to the use in the Prospectus  constituting  part of Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated November 29,
2004,  except  for  Note 7, as to  which  the  date  is  January 4, 2005, on the
financial statements of Ardent Acquisition  Corporation  as of  October 31, 2004
and for the period from  September 14, 2004 (date of  inception) to  October 31,
2004,  which appears in such  Prospectus.  We also consent to the  reference  to
our Firm under the caption "Experts" in such Prospectus.



/s/ GOLDSTEIN GOLUB KESSLER LLP

GOLDSTEIN GOLUB KESSLER LLP
New York, New York


January 11, 2005