 Following the death of Robert Holmes à Court in 1990, his widow Janet Holmes à Court took over the management of Heytesbury.Over the next decade a number of assets were sold to reduce the company's large debt load, including the Stoll Moss Group, a number of cattle stations in Northern Australia, and the John Holland Group (which had been purchased after Robert's death).In 2000, the eldest son, Peter Holmes à Court, elected to sell his one-sixth share of Heytesbury to pursue his own interests.