NewStar Financial, Inc. was formed in June 2004 by a group of senior banking executives to capitalize on the opportunity to provide sophisticated financing alternatives to mid-sized companies and investors in the middle market.

The company was initially capitalized with $210 million provided by a group of investors led by Capital Z Partners and JP Morgan Corsair II, which included Och-Ziff Capital Management, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Shawmut Capital Partners. In December of 2006, NewStar raised another $235 million in gross proceeds in an Initial Public Offering of 13.8 million shares priced at $17.00 per share. We raised an additional $125 million in January 2008 through a follow-on offering of 12.5 million shares priced at $10.00 per share. The Company's shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol, NEWS.

The company’s lending activities are funded by a combination of equity capital, credit facilities from large banks, and term debt securitizations. NewStar has completed five loan securitizations (CLOs) totaling approximately $1.8 billion and has access to substantial additional debt financing through existing credit facilities with DZ Bank, Wells Fargo, and Natixis Capital Markets.