ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ɹᵻsˈiːvɚz wɜːɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə sˈɛl ðɪ ˈæsɛts ʌvðə ləmbˈɑːɹdoʊ ɡɹˈuːp ænd sɔːɹˈɛntoʊ kˈiː wʌz sˈoʊld tə ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɡɹˈuːp vɪktˈoːɹiə kˈoʊ.
In 1989 receivers were appointed to sell the assets of the Lombardo Group and Sorento Quay was sold to the Japanese group Victoria Co.