Ownership profile
Who owns Mr. Pen?
Mr. Pen is a privately held stationery brand operated by Dius LLC, a small Louisiana LLC founded in 2016; private equity firm RJF Capital Advisors has made an investment in the company, though the size and nature of that stake (control vs. minority) is not publicly confirmed.
Ownership profile
Mr. Pen
Dius LLC
Evidence (9)
The MR. PEN trademark (Reg. #5341897 and later filings) is owned by DIUS LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company headquartered at 105 Lomond Ave., Lafayette, LA 70508.
https://markinton.com/trademark/mr-pen-98643596Dius LLC holds 28 trademarks in total and the MR. PEN mark was most recently registered on May 6, 2025 under registration number 7784003.
https://markinton.com/trademark/mr-pen-98643596The MR. PEN trademark application filed August 2016 names the applicant as 'Dius LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Louisiana, having an address of 105 Lomond Ave., Lafayette, Louisiana 70508.'
https://uspto.report/TM/87136813/FTK20160816075709/PitchBook lists Mr. Pen as a private company founded in 2016, headquartered in Lafayette, LA, with approximately 10 employees, operating in Business Equipment and Supplies.
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/724617-37PitchBook records that RJF Capital Advisors has invested in Mr. Pen.
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/724617-37RJF Capital Advisors is a private equity firm based in Mission Viejo, California, focused on control and non-control investments in lower-to-middle-market companies.
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/483190-30LinkedIn lists Dius Brands as 'Privately Held' with 11–50 employees, headquartered in Lafayette, with no parent company listed.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/diusbrandsFaire wholesale profile describes Mr. Pen as founded by teachers to provide affordable school supplies and states the company 'continues to be run by teachers.'
https://www.faire.com/brand/b_s8n338ju6fRJF Capital Advisors describes itself as making 'both control and non-control investments' in lower-to-middle-market companies, investing $5–$10 million of equity; it can be a minority or majority investor.
https://rjf-capitaladvisors.com/about-us/What's uncertain
- The nature of RJF Capital Advisors' stake in Mr. Pen (control vs. minority, equity vs. debt) is not publicly disclosed; PitchBook paywalls the detail. pe_involvement is scored 'influenced' rather than 'controlled' due to this ambiguity.
- A second 'MR. PEN' trademark (Reg. #5341897) was previously listed as owned by RUMI LLC (San Juan, PR) on Trademarkia, while USPTO filings and more recent records show DIUS LLC as owner/applicant; this may reflect an assignment or data error — could not be fully reconciled.
- A separate UK business 'Mr Pen' (trading name of P J Ford & Associates Ltd) sells fountain pens; this is a distinct entity unrelated to the US brand.
- No SEC EDGAR filings, Form D, or state PE-ownership disclosures were located for Dius LLC.
- Absence of confirmed PE exit means 'exited' cannot be applied; RJF investment date is unknown from public sources.