August 14 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Friday:

** U.S.-based Diversified Energy ( DEC ) said on Friday it

is in early discussions to acquire privately held Birch

Resources, as it looks to further expand into the oil and

gas-rich Permian Basin.

** Private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire

Workday in a deal that would rank among the largest

software buyouts in history, according to people familiar with

the matter.

** Brazil's Seneca Group, an independent M&A and debt

capital markets advisory firm, announced on Thursday it has

signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of local Banco

Nacional de Investimentos.

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Shania S Thomas in Bengaluru)