Construct an investment portfolio of five companies, you have been allocated a hypothetical 100,000 to invest in shares quoted on the London Stock Exchange.

You have been allocated a hypothetical 100,000 to invest in shares quoted on the
London Stock Exchange. You are required to construct an investment portfolio of five
companies.
The companies can be any five listed on the London Stock Exchange (including the
Alternative Investment Market). The companies may be non-UK but must have
London as the primary listing, i.e. not Google, Apple, SONY etc. They should not
operate in the following sectors:
financial services (including banks and insurance)
investment in capital markets (e.g. in shares, bonds etc.)
real estate
The detailed components of your assignment are as follows:
1. Produce a spreadsheet showing: the investments you have chosen; the closing
share price on date tbc (i.e. the price reported in the morning press after this
date); the number of shares you have acquired; the beta of each company; and
the value of your investment.
2. Explain your reasons for choosing each investment. This should include a brief
explanation of what the company does and a discussion of why you think its
share price will perform well in the short to medium term