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Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
NewStar Financial, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-139330, No. 333-139331, No. 333-159283, and No. 333-166772) and Form S-3 (No. 333-150581) of NewStar Financial, Inc. of our reports dated March 4, 2011, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of NewStar Financial, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, which reports appear in the December 31, 2010 annual report on Form 10-K of NewStar Financial, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 4, 2011