Swiss Re Ltd – ‘SC 13G/A’ on 2/9/18 re: NewStar Financial, Inc.

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Amendment to Statement of Beneficial Ownership   —   Sch. 13G
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UNITED STATES                                                                   
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                                              
Washington, D.C. 20549                                                          

SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934                                       

(Amendment No. 2)*                                                              

NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC.                                                         
(Name of Issuer)                                                                

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share                                         
(Title of Class of Securities)                                                  

65251F105                                                                       
(CUSIP Number)                                                                  

November 30, 2017                                                               
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)                         

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this          
Schedule is filed.                                                              
?       Rule 13d-1(b)                                                           
X       Rule 13d-1(c)                                                           
?       Rule 13d-1(d)                                                           

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting           
Person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of       
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which       
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.                         
This Schedule 13G, Amendment No. 2 is intended to amend the Schedule 13G        
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2008, as       
further amended on January 23, 2015.                                            

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be       
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities            
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of         
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of         
the Act (however, see the Notes).                                               

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CUSIP No.  65251F105    SCHEDULE 13G    Page 1 of 8 Pages                       

1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR                                             
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                       

Swiss Re Ltd                                    
2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                        

(a)  ?                                                          
(b)  ?                                                                          
3       SEC USE ONLY                                                            

4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                    

Switzerland                                     
NUMBER OF                                                                       
SHARES                                                                          
BENEFICIALLY OWNED                                                              
BY EACH REPORTING                                                               
PERSON                                                                          
WITH                                                                            
5       SOLE VOTING POWER                                       

- 0 -                                           
6       SHARED VOTING POWER                                     

- 0 -                                           
7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                  

- 0 -                                           
8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                

- 0 -                                           
9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON            

- 0 -                                           
10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    

?                                                               
11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                       

0.00%                                           
12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                

CO                                              

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CUSIP No.  65251F105    SCHEDULE 13G    Page 2 of 8 Pages                       

1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR                                             
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                       

Swiss Re Principal Investments Company Ltd      
2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                        

(a)  ?                                                          
(b)  ?                                                                          
3       SEC USE ONLY                                                            

4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                    

Switzerland                                     
NUMBER OF                                                                       
SHARES                                                                          
BENEFICIALLY OWNED                                                              
BY EACH REPORTING                                                               
PERSON                                                                          
WITH                                                                            
5       SOLE VOTING POWER                                       

- 0 -                                           
6       SHARED VOTING POWER                                     

- 0 -                                           
7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                  

- 0 -                                           
8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                

- 0 -                                           
9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON            

- 0 -                                           
10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    

?                                                               
11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                       

0.00%                                           
12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                

CO                                              

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CUSIP No.  65251F105    SCHEDULE 13G    Page 3 of 8 Pages                       

1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR                                             
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                       

Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd         
2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                        

(a)  ?                                                          
(b)  ?                                                                          
3       SEC USE ONLY                                                            

4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                    

Switzerland                                     
NUMBER OF                                                                       
SHARES                                                                          
BENEFICIALLY OWNED                                                              
BY EACH REPORTING                                                               
PERSON                                                                          
WITH                                                                            

5       SOLE VOTING POWER                                       

- 0 -                                           
6       SHARED VOTING POWER                                     

- 0 -                                           
7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                  

- 0 -                                           
8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                

- 0 -                                           
9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON            

- 0 -                                           
10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    

?                                                               
11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                       

0.00%                                           
12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                

CO                                              

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CUSIP No.  65251F105    SCHEDULE 13G    Page 4 of 8 Pages                       

ITEM 1. (a)     Name of Issuer:                                                 

NewStar Financial, Inc.                         

(b)     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:        

500 Boylston Street, Suite 1250                 
Boston, MA 02116                                

ITEM 2. (a)     Name of Persons Filing:                                         

Swiss Re Ltd                                    

Swiss Re Principal Investments Company Ltd      

Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd         

This statement is being filed jointly by the above-listed parties               
("Reporting Persons") and relates to Shares (as defined herein) held by         
Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd.                                        
Swiss Re Ltd also owns all of the outstanding capital stock of Swiss Re         
Principal Investments Company Ltd, which in turn owns all of the                
outstanding capital stock of Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd.           

    (b)     Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:

Mythenquai 50/60                                
8022 Zurich                                     
Switzerland                                     

(c)     Citizenship:                                            

Swiss Re Ltd is a Swiss corporation.                                            

Swiss Re Principal Investments Company Ltd is a Swiss corporation.              

Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd is a Swiss corporation.                 

(d)     Title of Class of Securities:                           

          Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share (the "Shares").

(e)     CUSIP Number:                                           

65251F105                                       

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CUSIP No.  65251F105    SCHEDULE 13G    Page 5 of 8 Pages                       

ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO s240.13D-1(B) OR                 
240.13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:                      

(a) [__]  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act               
(15 U.S.C. 78o)                                                                 
(b) [__]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act                         
(15 U.S.C. 78c)                                                                 
(c) [__]  Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the               
Act (15 U.S.C. 78c)                                                             
(d) [__]  Investment company registered under Section 8 of the                  
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8)                                
(e) [__]  An investment adviser in accordance with s240.13d-                    
1(b)(1)(ii)(E)                                                                  
(f) [__]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in                         
accordance with s240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);                                        
(g) [__]  A Parent holding company or control person in                         
accordance with s240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);                                        
(h) [__]  A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of                  
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)                              
(i) [__]  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of                 
an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the                             
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)                                
(j) [__]  A non-U.S. institution in accordance with s240.13d-                   
1(b)(1)(ii)(J);                                                                 
(k)     [__]  Group, in accordance with s240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Not applicable.                                                 

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP                                                               

As of November 30, 2017, Swiss Re Ltd, Swiss Re Principal Investments           
Company Ltd and Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd ceased to be a          
beneficial owner of any Shares.                                                 

(a)     Amount beneficially owned:                              

Swiss Re Ltd  - 0                               

Swiss Re Principal Investments Company Ltd  - 0 

Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd - 0     

(b)     Percent of class:                                       

Swiss Re Ltd  - 0.00%                           

   Swiss Re Principal Investments Company Ltd  - 0.00%

Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd - 0.00% 

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CUSIP No.  65251F105    SCHEDULE 13G    Page 6 of 8 Pages                       

(c)     Number of shares as to which the Reporting Persons have:

 (i)     Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

 Swiss Re Ltd  - 0

                               Swiss Re Principal Investments Company Ltd  - 0

                           Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd - 0

   (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

 Swiss Re Ltd  - 0

                               Swiss Re Principal Investments Company Ltd  - 0

                           Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd - 0

              (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 Swiss Re Ltd  - 0

                               Swiss Re Principal Investments Company Ltd  - 0

                           Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd - 0

                (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 Swiss Re Ltd  - 0

                               Swiss Re Principal Investments Company Ltd  - 0

                           Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd - 0

ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.                           

  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of       
more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following  X.      

  On November 30, 2017, Swiss Re Ltd, Swiss Re Principal Investments
Company Ltd and Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd ceased to be a          
beneficial owner of any Shares.                                                 

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CUSIP No.  65251F105    SCHEDULE 13G    Page 7 of 8 Pages                       

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.        

Not applicable.                                                 

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH               
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.          

Not applicable.                                                 

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.              

Not applicable.                                                 

ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP                                          

Not applicable.                                                 

ITEM 10.        CERTIFICATIONS.                                                 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquire and are not           
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the       
control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not       
held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having           
such purpose or effect.                                                         

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CUSIP No.  65251F105    SCHEDULE 13G    Page 8 of 8 Pages                       

SIGNATURE                                                                       

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I          
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,               
complete and correct.                                                           

Dated:  February 6, 2018                                                        
SWISS RE LTD                                                    

By:      /s/ Alexandre Hristov                                  
Name:  Alexandre Hristov                        
Title:    Chief Accounting Officer              

By:      /s/ Sten E. D. Rasmussen                               
Name:  Sten E. D. Rasmussen                     
Title:    Director                              

Dated:  February 6, 2018                                                        
SWISS RE PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS COMPANY LTD                      

By:      /s/ Kevin Purcell                                      
Name:  Kevin Purcell                            
Title:    CFO Principal Investments             

By:      /s/ Flavia Diethelm                                    
Name:   Flavia Diethelm                         
Title:     Director                             

Dated:  February 6, 2018                                                        
SWISS RE DIRECT INVESTMENTS COMPANY LTD                         

By:      /s/ Kevin Purcell                                      
Name:   Kevin Purcell                           
Title:     CFO Principal Investments            

By:      /s/ Flavia Diethelm                                    
Name:   Flavia Diethelm                         
Title:     Director                             

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