Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2 (QPAC): Weiss Asset Management Acquires 1.80 Million Shares

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SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP NO. 74874U101 PAGE 10 OF 10 PAGES

Exhibit 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule
13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Weiss Asset Management LP, BIP GP LLC, WAM GP LLC, and Andrew M. Weiss, hereby agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G and/or 13D (including
any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the common shares of Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement, as may be amended from time to time, shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.

The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13G and/or 13D and any
amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party,
unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in
counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned have executed this Agreement as of August 17, 2016.

WEISS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP

By:    /s/ Georgiy Nikitin

Georgiy Nikitin, Chief Compliance Officer

BIP GP LLC

By:    /s/ Georgiy Nikitin

Georgiy Nikitin, Chief Compliance Officer

WAM GP LLC

By:    /s/ Georgiy Nikitin

Georgiy Nikitin, Chief Compliance Officer

ANDREW M. WEISS, PH.D.

By:    /s/ Georgiy Nikitin

Georgiy Nikitin, Attorney-in-Fact for Andrew Weiss**
** Duly authorized under Power of Attorney incorporated herein by reference to the exhibit to the Form 13G/A filed by Weiss Asset Management LP on February 13, 2015 in respect of its holding in HF2 Financial Management
Inc.

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