Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week

Noteworthy expenditures of the week
Sunoco: John Harrelson/Getty Images; Delta: Erik S. Lesser/Bloomberg; Ruth: Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images

1. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, owner of about 23,500 miles of natural gas pipelines, is buying Sunoco for $5.3 billion to gain oil terminals and transportation assets.

2. Massachusetts medical device maker Hologic will acquire California’s GenProbe for about $3.7 billion to add blood screening products and tests for sexually transmitted diseases.