Foundations of Finance: Portfolio Decisions and Securities Prices

Foundations of Finance, though long out of print and nearly impossible to find, is a superbly readable introduction to the theory of finance. Though somewhat dated by the work that Fama and other economists have done in the past 25 years, this book covers a lot of ground in great detail.
1. Introduction (L. Renneboog) Part 1: Corporate restructuring 2. Mergers and acquisitions in Europe (M. Martynova, L. Renneboog). 3. The performance of acquisitive companies in the US (K. Cools, M. v.d. Laar). 4. The announcement effects and long-run stock market performance of corporate spin-offs: The international evidence (C. veld, Y. Veld-Merkoulova). 5. The competitive challenge in banking (A Boot, A. Schmeits).....