Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our report dated September 20, 2021 (except for the effects of the Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, as described in Note 2, as to which the date is May 5, 2022) with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Great Elm Group, Inc. included in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2022, which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned report in this Registration Statement, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

May 5, 2022

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