EX-23 7 dex23.htm CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-40221) of Equus II Incorporated of our report dated March 21, 2005, relating to the financial statements which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas

March 28, 2005