Exhibit 23(c)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our
reports dated February 25, 2008, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Merrill Lynch
& Co., Inc. and subsidiaries (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes
explanatory paragraphs regarding (1) the adoption in 2007 of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of
FASB Statement No. 115, and FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, and a change in the method of accounting in
2006 for share-based payments to conform to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123
(revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, and (2) the restatement discussed in Note 20 to the
consolidated financial statements), the financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting, appearing in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended
December 28, 2007. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading Experts in the
prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
October 1, 2008