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Summarize private equity & M&A news from RSS feeds to Gmail with GPT-4

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Important notice

This workflow is provided as-is. Please review and test before using in production.

1. Workflow Overview

Who’s it for This template is for professionals, students, and investors who want a simple daily finance briefing. It is useful for anyone who follows private equity, mergers & acquisitions, and ge...

Best for

  • Market Research automation workflows
  • AI Summarization automation workflows
  • intermediate n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.merge, n8n-nodes-base.rssfeedread, n8n-nodes-base.limit, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainllm, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatopenai

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Ali Muthana.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Summarize private equity & M&A news from RSS feeds to Gmail with GPT-4
Workflow name
Summarize private equity & M&A news from RSS feeds to Gmail with GPT-4

Who’s it for

This template is for professionals, students, and investors who want a simple daily finance briefing. It is useful for anyone who follows private equity, mergers & acquisitions, and general market news but prefers short summaries instead of reading long articles.

How it works

The workflow runs twice a day using a schedule trigger (default 09:00 and 15:00). It pulls articles from three RSS feeds: NYT Private Equity, DealLawyers M&A, and Yahoo Finance. The items are merged and limited to the five most recent stories. A code node formats them into a clean block of text. An AI Agent rewrites each article into a short, engaging 5–6 sentence summary. The results are delivered directly to your inbox via Gmail.

How to set up

  1. Add your Gmail credential and replace {{RECIPIENT_EMAIL}} with your email.
  2. Insert your OpenAI API key.
  3. (Optional) Replace the RSS feed URLs with your preferred sources.
  4. Adjust the schedule times if needed.

Requirements

  • n8n v1.112+
  • Gmail credential
  • OpenAI API key

How to customize

You can add more feeds, increase the number of articles, or translate summaries into another language. You can also deliver the summaries to Slack, Notion, or Google Sheets instead of email.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Schedule Trigger

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 2 - Merge

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices
Version 3.2

Block 3 - Reuters Private Equity

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead - rssFeedRead
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 4 - M&A

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead - rssFeedRead
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 5 - Yahoo Finance

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead - rssFeedRead
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 6 - Limit

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.limit - limit
Config choices
Version 1

Block 7 - Basic LLM Chain

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm - chainLlm
Config choices
Version 1.7

Block 8 - Code in JavaScript

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 9 - Sticky Note

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 10 - Sticky Note2

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 11 - Sticky Note3

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 12 - Sticky Note4

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 13 - OpenAI Chat Model

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - lmChatOpenAi
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 14 - Send a message

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - gmail
Config choices
Version 2.1

3. Summary Table

Workflow Summarize private equity & M&A news from RSS feeds to Gmail with GPT-4
Complexity intermediate
Nodes 14
Categories Market Research, AI Summarization
Author Ali Muthana
Published 25 Sept 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/8933/8933.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does Summarize private equity & M&A news from RSS feeds to Gmail with GPT-4 do?

Who’s it for This template is for professionals, students, and investors who want a simple daily finance briefing. It is useful for anyone who follows private equity, mergers & acquisitions, and ge...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Market Research, AI Summarization use case.