Fairfax Makes $300 Million Bid for Toys ‘R’ Us Canadian Stores

Retailer seeks to name Toronto-based investment firm lead bidder at bankruptcy auction

Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has offered to buy Toys “R” Us’s Canadian stores out of bankruptcy for $300 million.

The offer, revealed Thursday night in filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Va., is subject to higher bids at a court-supervised auction.

The retailer is seeking court approval to name Fairfax, the Toronto-based...