Exhibit (14)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our reports dated as indicated on the attached Schedule A relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of the Funds and Portfolio listed on the attached Schedule A, certain of the Funds constituting Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust and Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the “Trusts”), appearing in the Annual Report on Form N-CSR of the Funds and Portfolio for the year ended as indicated on the attached Schedule A, and to the references to us under the headings ““Multi-Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights”, “Growth Fund Financial Highlights”, and “Experts” in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which are part of such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 30, 2014
Schedule A
Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust
Report Date
Fund Name
Year Ended Date
February 17, 2014
Eaton Vance Large-Cap Growth Fund
December 31, 2013
February 17, 2014
Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
December 31, 2013
Eaton Vance Growth Trust
Report Date
Fund Name
Year Ended Date
October 17, 2013
Eaton Vance Multi-Cap Growth Fund
August 31, 2013