Exhibit (j)(2) under Form N-1A
Exhibit 23 under Item 601/Reg. S-K
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial Highlights" in each Prospectus and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in each Statement of Additional Information, each dated December 31, 2022, and each included in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 224 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A, File No. 2-91090) of Federated Hermes Equity Funds (the “Registration Statement”).
We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated December 23, 2022, with respect to the financial statements and financial highlights of Federated Hermes Kaufmann Fund, Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Fund, Federated Hermes Kaufmann Large Cap Fund and Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund (four of the portfolios comprising Federated Hermes Equity Funds) included in the Annual Report to Shareholders (Form N-CSR) for the year ended October 31, 2022, into this Registration Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 23, 2022