Triton Partners, is considering a takeover bid Evotec , Eyk Henning of Bloomberg reported earlier, citing people familiar with the matter. Triton is among several investment firms

(Reuters) -Shares in Evotec soared 22% on Monday after private equity firm Triton confirmed a close to 10% stake in the German drug development company, and a media report said it was weighing a takeover bid.

Evotec shares soared after the company said private equity group Triton had acquired about 10% of its stock. Luxembourg-based private equity firm Triton acquired a total of 17,730,913 ordinary shares in a series of transactions totaling 131 million euros ($140.4 million), the German biotechnology company said.