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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated May 5, 2000, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the March 31, 2000
Annual Report to Shareholders of FPA Crescent Portfolio (one of the portfolios
constituting the UAM Funds Trust), which is also incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Financial Highlights, "Independent Accountants" and "Financial
Statements" and on the cover of the Statement of Additional Information in such
Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 27, 2000
