Pittsburgh energy company plans to go public in a $1B offering

A three-year-old Pittsburgh company that acquires oil and gas assets plans to go public in an offering that could raise as much as $1 billion, according to a regulatory filing. Atlas Growth Partners LP has filed a form S-1 or registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that says the company plans to sell 100 million shares in an initial offering. According to the prospectus, Atlas Growth Partners was formed in February 2013 to acquire oil and gas assets in North America…