▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁by ▁W . ▁Nicholas ▁How ley ▁and ▁Douglas ▁W . ▁Pe ac ock ▁after ▁acqu iring ▁Adel ▁Fast en ers , ▁A ero ▁Product s ▁Component ▁Services , ▁Cont ro lex ▁Corporation ▁and ▁W igg ins ▁Connect ors ▁from ▁I MO ▁Indust ries . ▁ ▁Four ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁company ▁purchased ▁Mar athon ▁Power ▁Techn ologies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Trans Dig m ▁Group ▁was ▁announced ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁best ▁stock ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁return ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 1 5 %. ▁ ▁Ac quisition ▁of ▁Trans dig m ▁In cor por ated ▁by ▁Od ys sey ▁In vest ment ▁Part ners ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁Trans dig m ▁In cor por ated ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Od ys sey ▁In vest ment ▁Part ners . ▁ ▁Then , ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁the ▁company ▁added ▁to ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁ac quis itions ▁with ▁Adams ▁R ite ▁A eros pace ▁and ▁Christ ie ▁Electric . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Trans dig m ▁In cor por ated ▁proc ured ▁Champion ▁A viation ▁Product s , ▁a ▁supp lier ▁of ▁ign it ers , ▁spark ▁pl ugs ▁and ▁oil ▁filters ▁from ▁Federal - M og ul ▁Corporation ▁for ▁approximately ▁$ 1 6 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁Nicholas ▁How ley ▁took