The deal would be the biggest private equity transaction in India after Bain Capital paid about $1 billion to buy a 30 percent stake in business process and technology services provider Genpact.
When Japan's Yokohama Rubber announced the acquisition of Alliance Tire a few days back, it was the end of the long and successful road.
The founders of Gland Pharma, led by Ravi Penmetsa, and KKR, together own 96 per cent of the company.