New court documents show a deal to sell much of accessories retailer Claire’s global business to a Maryland-based serial investor could include up to 77 of the company’s Canadian stores.

While Claire’s had previously said Canadian stores would figure into a deal with a buyer group led by Ames Watson, the new court documents shed light on the extent of the sale.

The filings say the purchase price for the Canadian portion of the business is US$2.3 million but will be reduced by US$1.3 million to account for various service and professional costs.

The documents also show the chain’s U.S. arm will not participate in the first US$1 million of distributions from the Canadian business to unsecured creditors.

Ames Watson had previously revealed it would drop US$104 million in cash and US$36 mi

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