About

LNNi.com, Inc., a Delaware holding company, and GeoCel International, a Texas company, both were co-founded by Dr. Walid R. Touma in 1996 and 1995 respectively. In 1998, Dr. Touma's shares in both LNNi.com and GeoCel were transferred to US.net Investment Corporation (BVI).

LNNi.com, Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, with operations both in Texas and Washington, DC, offered subscription based legislative, regulatory, and US budget information services through its wholly owned subsidiaries, GalleryWatch.com, Inc. (www.gallerywatch.com), USBudget.com (www.usbudget.com), USCongress.com (www.uscongress.com), and LNNi Services, Inc. to a growing market of legislative and government professionals.

GeoCel International, a Texas company headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a software development company specializing in advanced Internet tools and applications development & marketing.

In October 2006, LNNi.com, Inc. and GeoCel International were both acquired by the Economist Group (www.economistgroup.com).

US.net Investment Corporation was founded in 1998 by Dr. Walid R. Touma as a British Virgin Islands investment vehicle in emerging growth companies, global investment funds, and private equity funds both in North America and Europe.

From 2007 till 2009, US.net Investment Corporation launched MEACOM & MEADEV Corporations, geographically focused on Middle East, Africa and East Asia, with a mission to source, structure, fund, and execute projects in Power Generation, Clean & Renewable Energy, and Energy Efficiency.

In June 2007, Rania Touma & Walid Touma launched RaWa, an all handmade Women Apparel & House of Fashion, with Rania Touma being the fashion designer behind all of RaWa's collections.

In August 2009, Dr. Walid R. Touma founded BARAKA HOLDING to consolidate the group's operating assets, and facilitate the growth of the operating entities under the holding. BARAKA HOLDING is a British Virgin Islands Corporation.

In September 2009, BARAKA HOLDING launched AIN BARAKEH Real Estate Development to develop, promote, and sell lands in the town of Chtaura, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

In October 2009, BARAKA HOLDING acquired all the assets of US.net Investment Corporation, its subsidiaries, and their operations. In addition, Dr. Walid R. Touma consolidated his holdings in RaWa under BARAKA HOLDING.

In August 2010, BARAKA HOLDING launched MANDARA Industrial Park to develop, promote, and sell lands for industrial development in the town of Kab Elias, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

BARAKA HOLDING launched AGRA, SAL to serve the agricultural sector in the Bekaa, and as a trading platform of fruits and vegetables between Lebanon, Europe, GCC, and Africa.

BARAKA HOLDING launched BALADAC as the developer and promoter of BARAKA's real estate projects in Lebanon.

BARAKA HOLDING launched BARAKA Invest, a company laser-focused on identifying the best-managed publicly traded companies, starting with top contenders in Technology, Pharma, and Finance.