Exhibit 23.1
ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Security Capital Group Incorporated:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-3 of Security Capital Group Incorporated of our report dated January 24,
2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Frigoscandia Holding AB and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
KPMG
Stockholm, Sweden
December 20, 2000
