BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VFN Holdings, Inc. (“Vero Networks, or Vero”), a leading fiber infrastructure business and broadband internet provider, today announced the successful closing of a $500 million non-control growth equity investment. The investment was led by funds managed by Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE), Braemont Capital and Delta-v Capital (together, the “Investor Group”).

The investment supports Vero’s next phase of growth, accelerating the expansion of its fiber-to-the-premise (“FTTP”) and wholesale fiber networks as well as continuing strategic M&A across new and existing U.S. markets.

In connection with the transaction, Brent Burnett, Head of…