POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Timothy J. Conway, John K. Bray, Robert K.
Brown and Daniel K. Crowley, or each of them acting individually,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned a Form ID
application to be filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission to obtain EDGAR codes for the undersigned,
including amendments thereto and any other documents necessary
or appropriate in connection therewith;
(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4,
and 5 with respect to the securities of NewStar Financial, Inc.
(the "Company") in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form ID application or Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and
execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and
(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights
and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
This Power of Attorney supersedes any power of attorney previously
executed by the undersigned regarding the purposes outlined in the
first paragraph hereof ("Prior Powers of Attorney") and the authority
of the attorneys-in-fact named in any Prior Powers of Attorney is
hereby revoked.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier (a) revoked by the undersigned in
a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (b)
superseded by a new power of attorney regarding the purposes outlined
in the first paragraph hereof dated as of a later date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of May 16, 2017.
Signed: /s/ Frank R. Noonan
Frank R. Noonan
