TAMPA, Fla. — A Boston-based private equity firm is purchasing more than 100 JCPenney stores for nearly $1 billion, nearly five years after the retailer filed for bankruptcy. That includes six locations across Florida, two of which are in the Tampa Bay area.

More than 100 JCPenney stores, including four in Arizona, will be sold to a Boston private equity firm for $947 million. Here's what to know.

The all-cash sale of 119 JCPenney properties to an affiliate of Onyx Partners, Ltd. was announced by Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust on July 25. The companies expect a Sept. 8 closing of the deal for the net-lease stores, which pay rent and operating expenses.